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Khanna

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Justice Khanna was committed to the Constitution but didn’t challenge a mighty executive

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

Kaleeswaram Raj

17th May 2025

modify

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Will courts’ power to modify awards address lingering issues in arbitration?

Private parties thrust into statutory arbitrations may benefit from a recent SC Judgement, but it will take a law to draw the bright line

Vikram Hegde and Chitwan Sharma

16th May 2025

May

Analysis

SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 5 | Issue 2

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable judgements from 8 May to 14 May 2025

SCO Team

15th May 2025

Analysis

Khanna retirement: Administrative decisions showed real results

Increased disposal rate, quick action during an unprecedented crisis, Collegium data disclosures—CJI Khanna left a mark despite brief tenure

Balaji Srinivasan and Rohan Dewan

14th May 2025

Gavai

Analysis

B.R. Gavai, the first Buddhist and second Dalit Chief Justice of India

The new CJI has a reputation of having a sound grounding in the law and Constitution. What are the opportunities and challenges he faces?

V. Venkatesan

14th May 2025

Analysis

“You will be missed”: Supreme Court Bar bids farewell to CJI Sanjiv Khanna

From cricket analogies to reflections on legacy, the Chief Justice’s farewell at the Supreme Court was filled with nostalgia and excitement

Advay Vora

13th May 2025

Analysis

TN Governor Judgement: Constitutional history as an interpretive device

The SC relied on ‘gradual dilution’ of Governor’s powers in legislative texts but stopped short of articulating the role of drafting history

Mathew Idiculla

13th May 2025

modification

Analysis

Modification of arbitral awards: a practitioner’s perspective

The recent Constitution Bench decision reaffirms speed and economy but it has a flipside that could threaten the finality principle