Civil rights champion, ‘black letter’ judge, the man who shook up Indian IP jurisprudence—who was the real Justice Bhat?

The Court displayed a progressive approach in certain high-profile cases involving the right to life. We highlight three significant cases

A five-judge bench rejected the plea for queer persons right to marry in India. What did the Court say?

Justice S.R. Bhat’s four year tenure falls short of the average tenure of a Supreme Court judge.

Justice S. Ravindra Bhat wrote a little more judgements than his peers who served for four years at the Supreme Court

During his four-year tenure at the Supreme Court, Justice Bhat has authored judgements in crucial constitution bench cases

Justice Bhat retires after a four-year tenure with 142 judgements to his name

DESK BRIEF: The EWS Reservation and Hijab Ban Benches employed different strategies to manage time and saw different results.

Bhat J has outlined certain rules to be followed while drafting judgments in cases of gendered sexual violence.