Aparna Chandra is a constitutional scholar and associate professor of law at the National Law school in Bangalore. She is the coauthor, along with Sital Kalantry and William Hubbard of the recent book Court on Trial: A Data-Driven Account of the Supreme Court of India. We spoke about the problem of pendency across all courts in the Indian judiciary, whether the Supreme Court is truly a people’s court, the problem of special leave petitions, potential ways to reform the judiciary, and much more.  Recorded February 16th, 2024. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Follow us on X Follow Shruti on X Follow Aparna on X Click here for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.