Judiciary

Pendency of cases, Collegium, Independence, Accessibility and Special Powers

Courts as Guardian: Lines: Through its conduct, the SC has transformed itself from the protector of the rule of law into an enthusiastic…

Status of Women in Judiciary

1) Out of 25 High Courts in the country only one state HC has a woman Chief Justice (CJ Hima Kohli at Telangana High Court). Only 73 out of 661 High …

Discuss the desirability of greater representation to women in higher judiciary to ensure diversity, equity and inclusiveness.

Chief Justice of India remarked on the quite low representation of women at all levels in the legal field and promised that he would take up the dema…

The judicial systems in India and UK seem to be converging as well as diverging in recent times. Highlight the key points of convergence and divergence between the two nations in terms of their judicial practises.

The twin principles of Judicial independence and judicial accountability have been the central theme of various debates and discussions in almost all…

Analyse the distinguishing features of the notion of Equality in the Constitutions of the USA and India.

The world’s oldest and largest democracy is known for the value attached to the Fundamental rights. But thebdifferences between them on the different…

Do you think that the Constitution of India does not accept the principle of strict separation of powers rather it is based on the principle of 'checks and balances'? Explain.

Separation of power refers to the division of the government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core…

Judicial Activism

Intro:Lord Bryce: Therese is no better test of excellence of the govt than the performance of its judicial system. Phases of judiciary- 1950-1967 : p…

Issues in Judiciary

Judicial Backlog NJDG— 2.9 3 cr in Sub-ord court, 49 lakh in HCs, 58000 in SC— 3.5 cr ( 88% in lower jud) Reasons for Backlog Understaffed— 20 judge…