India, June 24 -- The Supreme Court of India has officially bid adieu to its controversial corridor glass panels -- shiny slabs of centralised coolness that, for a year, split opinion as sharply as a dissenting judgment.

The panels, installed during the tenure of then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud as part of a centralised air-conditioning upgrade, were initially intended to modernise the apex court's corridors, offering chilled comfort with a side of sleek aesthetics. But much like an ambitious courtroom argument that does not quite land, the glass makeover drew strong objections from the very people the court serves -- its Bar.

On Saturday, the top court issued a press release clarifying that the decision to rem...