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Chief Justice N V Ramana retires on 26 Aug, delivering during his tenure 29 lectures on guarding/improving #India’s laws & #Constitution. Yet, as @OfficialSauravD’s analysis found, he did not walk his talk, providing no hearings for vital cases. 1/11

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Instead of 5-6 days, it’s been 159 days since a special petition was filed against #Karnataka HC ruling upholding govt hijab ban in state educational institutions. “It just shows #SupremeCourt is reluctant to hear the matter:” Fauzia Shakil, case lawyer. 2/11

2 requests to urgently list the #hijabban case were made before Chief Justice’s bench. On 26 April, Chief Justice Ramana said, “Wait for two days.” On 13 July, he said, “Wait till next week.” The case has not yet been listed. The #hijabban continues. 3/11

“This is dangerous. What happened to J&K sets a precedent for other states.” @AdnanAshrafMir of @JKPC_, petitioner challenge to abrogation of #Article370 in J&K, pending before #SupremeCourt for 1115 days. Last hearing: 2.5 yrs ago. 4/11

In April 2022, a petitioner in J&K #Article 370 abrogation case requested Ramana’s bench for a hearing. His answer: “We’ll see”. He said he would reconstitute 5-judge bench & hear case “after the vacation”, which ended on 10 July.  There was no hearing. 5/11

The challenge to #electoralbonds, accused of corrupting #India’s electoral process has been pending for 1,816 days. The petitioners requested hearings at least 5-6 times & on 5 Apr 2022 Justice Ramana said he would “take it up”. 6/11

“The SC said the petition raises ‘weighty issues which have a tremendous bearing on the electoral process’. So I ask, do these weighty issues not warrant an urgent hearing? I am sad & disappointed. We’ll keep trying:” @JagdeepChhokar of @adrspeaks. 7/11

Journalist @ShyamMeeraSingh, one of many petitioners who challenged the anti-terror law #UAPA, says it is “not entirely unexpected” that the #Supreme Court has not heard the case since the first—and last—hearing 1,105 days ago. 8/11

“I can’t go abroad & nor can I apply for a government job—not that I want to. There are small mercies every now & then, but overall, I have no hope in the judiciary. The entire judiciary is compromised, more so the lower judiciary:” @ShyamMeeraSingh. 9/11

20 petitioners challenged Jan 2019 amendment of #Constitution by #Modi govt to allow education & job reservations on economic criteria alone. In Aug 2020, 3-judge bench referred case to 5-judge bench, never constituted in Ramana’s tenure. 10/11

>200 petitions challenged Citizenship Amendment Act as discriminatory to #Muslims & unconstitutional. SC bench held 2 hearings in Dec 2019/Jan 2020, refused a stay. No hearing since or in Justice Ramana’s tenure: 987 days have passed. 11/11