Senior Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi remarked that judicial independence in politically sensitive cases, describing it as a “mixed bag.” Singhvi emphasised that outcomes in such cases often hinge on bench composition. “So you get from draw of lots where decisions will vary in 10 ways among the 17 benches,” he stated. He further highlighted the judiciary’s tendency to avoid decisive rulings in some instances, remarking, “There is a tendency to take a decision to not decide, and another way is: operation successful, but the patient dies. This has happened in some recent cases.”
