DESK BRIEF: After the farm laws repeal, will the SC make it harder for protests to make a significant impact?

Data reveales that High Court judges who were advocates hold more Supreme Court positions than those from the subordinate judiciary.

16 orders of the NGT are now before the Supreme Court on appeal. The Court will decide whether the NGT has suo moto powers.

The Court sought information on the internet facilities in prisons in order to implement a system for online transmission of bail orders.

The Supreme Court took cognizance of the threat posed by the pandemic on prisoners and issued directions to the States.

The Indian Supreme Court is famous for its large docket, while the US Supreme Court is known selective. The UK has an Appeals Panel.

Courts often exercise their suo moto jurisdiction by taking up matters based on media reports or act on letters written to them.

On August 29th 2021 it was announced that physical hearings would resume in the Supreme Court for a limited number of cases.

The judiciary appoints its own judges - a common source of conflict with the executive. But what does the process entail?

The Supreme Court bench has the highest number of women ever, maximum judges from the Bombay and Delhi High Courts and mostly Hindu judges.