Analysis

DESK BRIEF: After eight years of relative neglect, a constitutional challenge to the Forest Rights Act has acquired a new form.

Judicial Transfers without consent of judges demonstrates tussle between the executive and judiciary.

In Week 5, Sr. Adv. Rajeev Dhavan argued for the Sunni Waqf Board, primarily focusing on disputing claims made by the Nirmohi Akhara

This week, the hearings in the Ayodhya dispute centered around the possession claim. All three parties relied on archaeological evidence.

In Week 3, Sr. Adv. CS Vaidyanathan, who represents Lord Ram, took the court through the documentary and oral evidence.

DESK BRIEF: Recent scholarship suggests that constitution benches have a major impact on the speed at which the Court disposes of cases

DESK BRIEF: In September, the Supreme Court will continue hearing arguments in the Ayodhya dispute and the NRC case.

DESK BRIEF: In the Ayodhya dispute, the court will break new ground on the extent to which historical and religious materials are admissible