Judicial Independence

Justice P Sathasivam as Kerala governor: Why it's a bad sign for Indian judiciary

The mere fact that questions have been and are being asked, creates a spectacle that lowers the dignity not only of the office of the CJI but of the entire judicial system in the country.

Govt Vs judiciary: Why the SC must back off and not encroach on executive domain

The confrontation that's brewing between executive and judiciary is partly because in the last 25 years the judiciary encroached onto executive space, aided by weak coalition governments who failed to assert themselves

Delhi HC to hear plea for CBI probe into Katju's charges against ex-CJIs

On August 1, the Delhi High Court will hear a plea demanding CBI undertakes an investigation into Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju's allegations that three former Chief Justices of India made "improper compromises" to save a tainted Madras High Court judge.

Katju affair brings to light judiciary vulnerability to govt pressure

Markandey Katju's whistle-blowing has bared all that is wrong with the collegium system of selecting judges, and how political pressure can be applied without anyone knowing about it.

Lesson from Katju: Let's stop fooling ourselves about 'honest' Manmohan

The biggest untruth we wanted to believe in was this one: that Manmohan Singh was an honest man caught in the tentacles of coalition dharma