This failure of the Supreme Court, needless to say, wouldn’t be unique to the Aadhaar challenge. There were a number of false dawns before the court had, on December 16, referred the challenge to the demonetisation policy to a Constitution Bench. The U.K. Supreme Court heard in December 2016 and ruled in January this year that British Prime Minister Theresa May must get Parliament’s approval before formally triggering Britain’s exit from the European Union. Comparing India’s Supreme Court to other constitutional courts around the world can be a difficult and even tedious exercise. But this programming is a red herring, unless cases are prioritised for hearing in a transparent and logical manner.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2017 18:33 UTC