Justice K.V. Viswanathan’s unprecedented post-reservation recusal in the Alchemist case upholds judicial propriety and strengthens public confidence in the judiciary.
In lengthy commercial disputes, where fatigue, imbalance and uncertainty often prevail, courts must be careful before assuming that rights have been waived.
The Central government is yet to clear the recommendations made by the Collegium in February for the appointment of five ad-hoc judges to the Allahabad High Court and nine judges to the Patna High Cou ...
The claim that regional benches would diminish the majesty of the Supreme Court rests on the assumption that legitimacy is tied to physical centralisation.
While National Lok Adalats efficiently clear traffic challans, the centralised digital “token” system undermines territorial jurisdiction and invites forum‑shopping.
These directives are emblematic of a governance posture that presumes citizens must be fully visible to the State, while the State remains opaque to the citizen.
