Criminal laws, more than any other substantive law, most directly impact our liberties and fundamental rights. The task of their reform can’t be performed lightly.

The formation of a committee over the farmers' protests by the apex court is in line with a growing 'trend' of the court to abandon its primary role of hearing the parties on the legality of laws and determining disputes on the touchstone of the constitution.

The state may choose to arrive at a decision to execute. Even such a decision shall have more moral sanction than an encounter killing.

The Supreme Court's Constitution Bench ruled that the Lieutenant Governor is bound by the advice of the council of ministers. Anil Baijal's insistence that he retains control over 'services' may set a dangerous precedent for the country's federal structure.

The Supreme Court seemed to have carved out a previously unheard procedure, wherein while it sat in appeal over a decision, it deemed fit to enforce its outcome, without pronouncing upon the impugned decision itself.