Analysis

In two Constitution Bench cases, the Court clarified centre-state relationships in an asymmetric federal structure

The Court’s performance this year was more defined by what it didn’t do than what it did—no hearing for the Hijab Ban and Sabarimala cases

Even in a mostly full-strength Court, there was a startling lack of representation of religious minorities, women & marginalised communities

In a year when the Court has been accused of not walking its talk, its bail decisions stand out as a stark instance of this trend

Barring the matters on Governor’s powers, the Court landed on the side of the ruling party in key cases including defection & demonetisation

The Court refused to transfer SEBI’s probe into Adani’s stock manipulation and accounting fraud to the CBI or a Special Investigation Team

By reducing the abrogation to presidential discretion, Singh ignores the framework on which the relationship of J&K and Union was predicated

The Court ruled in favour of media outlets in some free speech cases though the key sedition matter is moving at a glacial pace