There is something in the way Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud delivered his rulings last month that reminded me of Virender Sehwag. Now, it might be strange to compare a sitting Supreme Court judge with a hard-hitting batsman, but there was something in the manner the judge delivered his quotable verdicts that reminded one of the crackling shots on a cricket ground.

Justice Chandrachud is Sehwag of Supreme Court, but does he need to be Dravid instead?

The court bore allegiance to its transformative vision in Joseph Shine Vs Union of India, when it struck down the anachronistic adultery law. The law was not only governed by paternalistic beliefs, but it also totally disregarded the concept of autonomy of an individual.

 SC should be hailed for decriminalising colonial-era Adultery law

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday passed a crucial verdict as it upheld the constitutionality of the Aadhaar scheme. The historic verdict was pronounced by a constitutional bench of five- judges comprising -- Justices AK Sikri, AM Khawilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan -- led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.

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The Aadhaar Act could not have been passed as Money Bill as it amounts to a fraud on the Constitution and is liable to be struck down, Supreme Court Justice D Y Chandrachud said Wednesday.

Aadhaar law couldn't have been passed as Money Bill, amounts to fraud on Constitution: Justice Chandrachud

'We find it problematic to strike down a law merely on the possibility of misuse,' Justice Chandrachud said Tuesday

Aadhaar law cannot be struck down just because it can be misused: Supreme Court