As the Supreme Court turns 70, is the sentinel sufficiently alert, or is it in danger of losing the plot? | The Indian Express

As the Supreme Court turns 70, is the sentinel sufficiently alert, or is it in danger of losing the plot? | The Indian Express

Written by Raju Ramachandran, Chander Uday Singh |Updated: August 28, 2019 7:21:09 am

The writer is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court

The writer is a senior advocate in the Supreme Court

As the Supreme Court turns 70, is the sentinel sufficiently alert, or is it in danger of losing the plot?

Judicial historians are likely to pay keen attention to this period in the Court’s history. Will this leave a future generation of SC judges as embarrassed as their brethren from the past?

Judicial historians are likely to pay keen attention to this period in the Court’s history. (Express Photo)

Way back in 1952, the Supreme Court said in no uncertain terms that when it came to fundamental rights, the Constitution had assigned it the role of “a sentinel on the qui vive”. As the Court turns 70 in a few months, is the sentinel sufficiently alert, or is it in danger of losing the plot?