Analysis

Professor A.K. Mahmudabad was jailed for a Facebook post. The Supreme Court has constituted a Special Investigation Team to decode it

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable judgements from 15 May to 21 May 2025

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the Facebook post made by Mahmudabad did not attract any criminal action

While answers to most questions raised by the President are available in the Judgement, some are implied or can be inferred

The Supreme Court collegium is now headed by CJI B.R. Gavai and will soon include a fourth woman member

Short tenures are seen as intervals between longer terms offering wider scope for big changes. What will the new CJI do with his 6 months?

The Supreme Court’s recent decision removes the points-based evaluation, marking a reversion to a less transparent system

The highlights of his time in the SC include his dissent in the Central Vista case and his handling of the ‘cash-in-house’ controversy