 "(From left) Justice Madan B Lokur with Chief Justice Rajan Gogoi and Justices J Chelameswar and Kurien Joseph")
In the words of the US Supreme Court judge Justice Benjamin Cardozo, “The great tides and currents which engulf the rest of men do not turn aside in their course and pass the judges by.” The Supreme Court of India, for better or for worse, has assumed an increasingly proactive role, with its judgments encompassing every sphere of the nation’s activity.
In recent times, this has seen it emerging as a key player in the political scene. But politics within the Supreme Court itself has always been confined to speculation, as sitting judges speak to the public only through judgments.
