A heated exchange broke out in the Supreme Court after a lawyer’s remark on Constitution Benches drew a stern warning from Chief Justice Surya Kant during a mentioning round.
The fire at a High Court judge’s official residence in Delhi that allegedly burnt a large amount of cash has dominated the headlines for the last one week.
A distinguished constitutional lawyer, Nariman has argued several landmark cases, including the famous NJAC verdict. He also appeared in the important SC AoR Association case (which led to the collegium system), TMA Pai case (on the scope of minority rights under Article 30), among others.
Bonhomie between the executive and judiciary may undermine the independence of the judiciary as enunciated in the SCAORA case, argues ASHIT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA.
Exposing a rift with Chief Justice Dipak Misra with respect to the allocation of cases, the four senior-most Supreme Court…
