Former Supreme Court judge details changes in case listing under CJI Lalit
The short version
- More than 1,000 cases were marked as 'sensitive' and kept off the Supreme Court's regular cause lists.
- Justice Kaul's memoir 'Without Fear or Favour' details the practice and its implications.
- Jairam Ramesh cited the memoir to question the independence of the judiciary under the Modi government.
- Justice D.Y. Chandrachud was described as 'too deferential to the Government' on appointments, according to the memoir.
What we don’t know yet
- The exact number of cases excluded from cause lists during other CJI tenures.
- The specific criteria used to label cases as 'sensitive'.
- The full context behind the claim about Justice Chandrachud's deference.
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