Supreme change of mind
Dhananjay Mahapatra
Dhananjay Mahapatra has spent 20 years in journalism, 15 of which have been on the legal beat. Right from trial court to the Supreme Court, he has covered many sensational cas LESS
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That SC has many times overturned its own rulings should be celebrated, not lamented. The 2-judge bench’s critique misses the point. From strengthening fundamental rights to decriminalising gay sex, guaranteeing right to privacy to stopping misuse of sedition, SC reviews have protected citizens
On Wednesday, a two-judge Supreme Court bench observed the court is pained at the “growing trend of revisiting and overturning of its own verdicts by subsequent benches”. Ironically, this obiter dictum came on the day the country commemorated its 75-year-old Constitution, one recognised by SC and jurists as a living document, open to dynamic interpretations with passage of time.
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