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Justice

Analysis

The next eight Chief Justices of India: 2025 to 2033

If the seniority principle is followed, these eight Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2033

Advay Vora

25th Sep 2025

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elevation

Analysis

What the Justice Pancholi elevation reveals about the Supreme Court

The unexplained elevation of the judge in the face of a strong dissent in the Collegium has further eroded the Court’s credibility

Surendra Kumar and Rohan Naik

16th Sep 2025

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Collegium

Analysis

A crack in the Collegium’s wall of secrecy

Justice Nagarathna’s reported dissent against a recent recommendation highlights the lack of transparency around Collegium deliberations

V. Venkatesan

3rd Sep 2025

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Analysis

Will the Supreme Court’s intervention bring relief to cadets disabled during training?

The Court took up the case suo moto and urged the Union to look for ways to ensure better care, compensation and insurance for cadets

V. Venkatesan

19th Aug 2025

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inter-faith

Analysis

SC grants bail in Uttarakhand inter-faith marriage case

The SC's grant of bail in an inter-faith marriage case highlights the need to hear long-pending challenges to anti-conversion laws

V. Venkatesan

17th Jun 2025

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Analysis

A revenue ‘stream’ for states

A recent Supreme Court judgement upheld an added financial burden imposed by states on DTH providers through an “entertainment tax”

Advay Vora

15th Jun 2025

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Analysis

Supreme Court directs implementation of Domestic Violence Act

The Court responded positively to the plea by an NGO to flagging inconsistencies

V. Venkatesan

5th Jun 2025

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woman

Analysis

The ‘first woman’ problem

A century after winning the right to practice law, women in the highest ranks of the judiciary remain the exception, not the norm

Manasi Shah

9th Mar 2025

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sensitive

Analysis

Stigma and sensitivity

A recent decision of the Supreme Court highlighted the need to create a more sensitive work environment for women in the judiciary

R. Sai Spandana

2nd Mar 2025

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split

Analysis

A split verdict, a compromised burial

The Court’s operative order in a case concerning a man’s right to be buried in his own village sets a bad precedent for split verdicts

Sushovan Patnaik

3rd Feb 2025

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industrial

Analysis

One size need not fit all: The possible consequences of the industrial alcohol judgement

The decision heralds a welcome shift in jurisprudence by giving states power to regulate the misuse of industrial spirits in potable liquor

M. Jannani

12th Nov 2024

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Women in the Supreme Court

Analysis

And then there were two

75 years and 276 judges later, the number of women at the top court remains a shocking low of 4 percent

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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