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

What happened at the Supreme Court in October 2023? We recap all the notable developments.

Justice Bhat’s refusal to uphold the directions to protect LGBTQIA+ persons seems inconsistent with his own understanding of Part III Rights

October saw the marriage equality judgement, revival of seven-judge benches, Justice Bhat’s retirement and more

The marriage rights of sexual minorities involve a polycentric dispute that falls squarely within the legislative domain

15% of dissents by a Chief Justice in a Constitution Bench were in the last two years alone. What does this mean?

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