And he adds, “history would not pardon” it were the court to do nothing to question this kind of governmental conduct. Some are bound to see this as an overreaction, but would that be a fair reading of the recent history? The court indicated its grounds for doing so; it preserved the plenary powers to amend the Constitution and the law. Indeed, the executive seems to claim powers it does not have regarding the elevation of High Court and Supreme Court justices and transfers of High Court justices at least since the 1998 Advisory Opinion. Let us rekindle, with a constitutional flame, all our institutions.

Source: Indian Express April 13, 2018 19:56 UTC