Judicial Accountability

The Supreme Court sealed 16,726 unauthorised Meerut structures and named a retired judge to investigate why the development authority let illegal colonies grow for five years.

A fresh Supreme Court petition asks why judges who resign mid-impeachment still keep full pensions. Varma and Sen show it's a pattern, not an accident.

When a petition was filed in the Supreme Court to delete a textbook sentence describing how courts view slum dwellers as "encroachers," it sparked a vital debate. Are we protecting the judiciary's image, or are we sanitizing the harsh realities of India's urban poor for our students?

A fire at Justice Yashwant Varma's residence revealed hidden cash, sparking a national debate on judicial transparency. Unlike lawmakers and bureaucrats, Indian judges weren't required to disclose assets, creating a public perception gap. The Supreme Court's decision to mandate asset disclosure aligns the judiciary with legislative and executive branches. Public outrage and media scrutiny following the Varma incident drove the demand for judicial accountability. The move towards transparency is