An opaque judiciary is a cause for concern since on it rests our hope of defending our constitutional rights and liberties, writes Editor-in-Chief Ruben Banerjee.
As the Indian Republic draws to 70, the hopes and dreams lie in vibrant debate. The challenge will lie in addressing the yearning for identity in a way consistent with the practices of democracy, writes Mahesh Rangarajan
The Centre's power to be a dominant force had been inscribed in the Constitution amidst turbulent times in the aftermath of the Partition, writes author Gyanesh Kudaisya
On India's 70th anniversary as a Republic, one hopes the court will live up to people's expectations as the defender of their liberties, writes academician Faizan Mustafa
Even after 70 years of India as a Republic, the Supreme Court is yet to launch even the modest pilot project of webcasting constitutionally important cases, write Prashant reddy and Vaidehi Misra
As the third pillar of democracy, the Indian judiciary, now an 'old-boys' club', needs to imbibe the principles it is mandated to protect, write Tarika Jain and Shreya Tripathy
Unlike the army or the police, the judiciary is an institution that should welcome older, more experienced lawyers to hold office, writes Prashant Reddy
The judiciary must understand that high court judges lack the time and skill for complex managerial tasks. It's time to recruit skilled managers from government or private sector, say Chitrakshi Jain and Shreya Tripathy
All kinds of people access courts, including persons with special needs. Any institution that seeks to be accessible to a diverse audience must be prepared to accommodate and make comfortable everyone, write Sumathi Chandrashekaran and Reshma Sekhar
By calling district courts and magistracy the 'lower' judiciary, great disservice is done to their role in justice delivery, write Justice (Retd) Ruma Pal and Arghya Sengupta
