Join us for an insightful conversation with Justice S. Muralidhar, Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, as he discusses his latest work as editor and curator of “(In)Complete Justice? The Supreme Court at 75.”In this interview hosted by Gauri Kashyap for the Supreme Court Observer (SCO), Justice Muralidhar reflects on 75 years of the Supreme Court, drawing on essays contributed by judges, lawyers, scholars, and researchers.

The discussion covers:

Why it is important to study and document the Court’s functioning.

The decline of Constitution Benches and its implications.

The challenge of multiplicity of opinions and readability of judgments.

The Court’s growing pendency crisis and inconsistencies in case admissions.

How digitisation and data transparency, through tools like the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), are reshaping access to information.

His experience curating voices and perspectives on the Court’s journey so far.

This conversation offers a unique window into the Supreme Court’s evolving role in Indian democracy, its strengths, and the challenges it faces ahead.

As CJI B.R. Gavai completes half of his six-month tenure as Chief Justice of India, we look at the administrative actions and judicial decisions that have defined his term so far. With a few months left in his tenure as the 52nd CJI, what legacy will he leave behind?

On July 31, a Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai gave the Telangana Speaker three months to decide on the disqualification petitions of 10 MLAs. By stipulating a timeline for the Speaker to rule on defection petitions, the Court went beyond the ‘Shiv Sena verdict’. Could it have gone further?