NEW DELHI, 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 remove the glass partitions was a unanimous verdict by the full court, with all sitting judges putting their collective judicial might behind the corridor's aesthetic rehabilitation. The statement underlined that the call was taken after "careful consideration of concerns regarding the original grandeur, visibility, aesthetics, and courtroom accessibility," while tacitly conveying that the decision was not the personal call of the new CJI, Justice Bhushan R Gavai. The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) had written to then CJI Sanjiv Khanna in December 2024, pointing out that the glass corridors, while introduced for temperature control, were creating bottlenecks during peak hours. The association complained that the reduced corridor space made movement difficult for lawyers, clerks, interns and litigants, especially when several courtrooms were in session. The letter raised safety concerns, including the development of cracks in some glass panels, and highlighted the absence of fresh air and sunlight as additional issues....