B.M. Chatterji

WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO FILL JUDICIAL VACANCIES IN OUR COURTS?

August 6, 2021

The fact that the details of vacancies of Judges of different High Courts across the country are placed before the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) by the Ministry of Law is not only worrisome but also a growing concern. Be that as it may, in my opinion, judging who should be...

Analysing the fundamentals of governing a state

June 16, 2021

In the case of United States vs Wunderlich, 1951 SCC Online US SC 93:96 L Ed 113: 342 US 98 (1951), Justice Douglas (US Supreme Court) observed: “Law has reached its finest moments when it has freed man from the unlimited discretion of some ruler… Where discretion is absolute, man...

Budget 2021: Growth-oriented and ready to reset economy

February 6, 2021

On 1 February, the Finance Minister presented the first Budget of the decade and for the first time in a digital format, doing away with the age-old tradition of the bahi-khata. With this Budget, the government seems fully prepared to support and facilitate the economy’s reset and provide every opportunity...

EXECUTIVE, JUDICIARY AND THE ISSUE OF TRIBUNALS

January 21, 2021

A recent judgement of the Supreme Court in the matter of Union of India vs Madras Bar Association has created a lot of interest in the legal circles. The Supreme Court has correctly invoked its constitutional morality by separating Tribunals from the clutches of the executive. However, I am not...