When the Court Revisits Itself: The Supreme Court’s Expanding Power of Recall, 13 December 2025
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: 13 December 2025
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
This article examines the Indian Supreme Court’s growing use of its inherent powers to recall or revisit its own judgments. It explores the constitutional implications of such actions, debates their limits compared to review or curative petitions, and questions how this power affects finality in judicial decision-making. In India Legal.
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository