M J Antony

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2020: Supreme Court in many shades of grey
Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Sensitive cases like the validity of the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution,...

Coming soon! AI in Indian courts
Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

'It is feared that AI can predict the outcome of a case once it is launched.' 'It knows...

Civic authorities can be criminally prosecuted
Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

The big question is whether the regulators will have the courage to prosecute the...

How Modi 2.0 can revamp the judiciary
Rediff.com7 Jun 2019

The momentum created by the landslide victory of the ruling party should be utilised to...

Challenges await the Supreme Court
Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

'After each election the losers troop to the court with various objections. The general...

What the Supreme Court told us this year
Rediff.com31 Dec 2018

From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.

'Doesn't the CBI work on holidays?'
Rediff.com27 Oct 2018

'Work will now be basically file movements from one desk to another as both the...

How this judge is shaping India's future with 'minority views'
Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

Since Justice D Y Chandrachud is one of the youngest on the bench and is slated to...

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi: A rebel with a cause
Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

Having declared democracy in danger at a famous press conference in January, the newly...

How babus yearn to wear the judicial hat in tribunals
Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

'Experience of administration may make a member of civil service a good administrator...

Why did Modi say he spoke to Deve Gowda?
Rediff.com19 May 2018

JD-S sources read it as an attempt by Modi to sow seeds of doubt in the Opposition ranks.

Justice Gogoi's competence is unquestioned
Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

Who is the judge next in line to be Chief Justice of India? M J Antony tells us about...

SC bars foreign law cos, advocates from practising in India
Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

The apex court, however, said foreign lawyers could not be barred from coming to India...

The People's Judge
Rediff.com5 Dec 2017

The 70-year-old is so unassuming that it is reported that he has not removed the name...

From April 1 vehicle owners will have to switch to BS-IV
Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Most of the leading vehicle manufacturers were before the court, though their stand was...

2016: 10 judgments that changed India
Rediff.com29 Dec 2016

M J Antony reviews some of the most notable cases of the year.

Litigation that brings a bad name to country
Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of ACC Cement, ruling that if a product is...

Supreme Court admits tax appeal against Vodafone
Rediff.com14 May 2016

To decide whether capital gains on surrender of call options are taxable

Turning a mirror to judiciary
Rediff.com10 May 2016

The CJs' conclave didn't touch core issues and remedies within their reach, says M J...

How some SC judgements changed the game for corporate India
Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

The 1995 judgment in the Union of India vs Cricket Association of Bengal case...