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The fine print of the Collegiums latest appointments: A weekly round-up on Constitution First & Editors Pick (May)

Last August, the Hindustan Times reported that during the deliberations of the Supreme Court Collegium on the proposed elevation of Justice V.M. Pancholi, then Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, Justice B.V. Nagarathna, the lone woman judge in the Court at the time, had submitted a dissenting note arguing against his elevation. The reason? Not only was there a non-routine transfer, but he also ranked as low as 57th on the all-India seniority list of judges, far too low to be considered for e

4 Jun 2026 8:48 pm

From the Hague to New Delhi: The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Right to Strike and its implications for India

Indias recent clampdown on protesting workers evidences the slow criminalisation of the right to strike. Could a new decision of the International Court of Justice be a powerful instrument in the hands of lawyers and workers to push for legislative and constitutional reform in the country?

3 Jun 2026 2:27 pm