“The Wheels of Justice Grind Slow but Exceedingly Fine”, 18 June 2021
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 18 June 2021
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Baxi discusses the ethics and necessity of "institutional mutiny," referencing moments when judges or officials speak out against internal decay. He focuses on the 2018 press conference by four Supreme Court judges as a "transformative moment" that exposed systemic crises. Baxi argues that such disruptions are often necessary to protect the "soul" of an institution from being stifled by hierarchy or political pressure. The piece examines when "breaking ranks" becomes a moral duty to the Constitution, suggesting that true institutional loyalty lies in transparency and the courage to dissent rather than silent complicity in decline. In India Legal.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository