🎙️ Supreme Court @ 75 | Has India’s Judiciary Delivered Justice? |Justice (R) Muralidhar | Ep. 35

SUMMARY Mani Ki Baat/Suneet Ke Saath is honoured to host Justice S. Muralidhar — one of India’s most respected, independent-minded, and forthright judges, widely known for his landmark judgments on constitutional rights, civil liberties, and social justice. Arguably among the boldest voices in India’s judiciary, many believe that it was precisely this uncompromising independence that cost him elevation to the Supreme Court of India. Justice Muralidhar joins Mani Shankar Aiyar and Suneet in a wide-ranging conversation centred around his edited volume [In]complete Justice, published on the occasion of the Supreme Court of India’s platinum jubilee. In this deeply insightful discussion, the former judge reflects on the greatest achievements of the Indian judiciary since Independence — as well as its most serious shortcomings. He speaks candidly about the interminable delays in the delivery of justice that ultimately undermine justice itself; contradictions in judicial decisions affecting the constitutional rights of citizens; and the presence of ideological bias within the system — at times favouring the deprived, as in the case of Justice Krishna Iyer, but at other times appearing to advance the political priorities of the executive. Justice Muralidhar also raises critical concerns about the culture of post-retirement sinecures offered to judges while they remain active and influential, arguing that the prospect of such appointments can distort judicial objectivity and weaken institutional independence. He explores whether these incentives should be eliminated in exchange for longer judicial tenures and a significant expansion in the number of judges to help accelerate the delivery of justice. The conversation places particular emphasis on the transformative potential of technology in reducing judicial delays, while also examining flaws in the judicial appointment process and the assignment of cases — issues that many believe have contributed to some of the systemic problems affecting India’s courts today. A truly fascinating and rare insider’s perspective on what has gone right — and what has gone deeply wrong — with the evolution of jurisprudence and constitutional justice in independent India. #supremecourt #indianjudiciary #justice #constitution #lawandjustice #judiciary #legalpodcast #manishankaraiyar #justicemuralidhar #indianpolitics