As Justice Sanjiv Khanna steps into his role as the 51st chief justice of India, he faces a formidable challenge: to usher in a Judiciary that is both progressive and vigilant, standing firmly for individual rights and the rule of law
A string of recent verdicts are restoring the constitutional guarantees of liberty that were under severe threat from the courts’ reluctance to grant bail to citizens facing trials for alleged offenses, especially under the PMLA’s draconian provisions