AMICUS CURIAE Subject : Polity Context: Harish Salve recuses from being amicus curiae in Supreme Court suomotu proceedings on Covid-19 crisis. Concept: An amicus curiae (literally, “friend of the court”; plural: amici curiae) is someone who is not a party to a case who assists a court by offering information, expertise, or insight […]

    MEMORANDUM OF PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES Subject: Polity Context: Supreme Court timeline for judges’ appointments a shift from Memorandum of Procedure. Concept: In setting a fixed timeline for the government for the process of appointment of judges, the Supreme Court, in its ruling on Tuesday, has essentially altered the Memorandum of Procedure […]