Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Separate Licence for Light Motor Vehicles and Transport Vehicles | Judgement Pronouncement
In a relief to thousands of gig workers, a five-judge Bench allows light motor vehicle licence holders to legally drive transport vehicles
Hearing Reports
Nature of private property | Judgement pronouncement: “Material resource” under Article 39(b) does not include all private property, holds SC
The nine judges led by CJI Chandrachud also unanimously held that Article 31C remains in the Constitution after Minerva Mills (1980)
Hearing Reports
Regulating Industrial Alcohol | Judgement Summary
A summary of the Supreme Court’s 364-page judgement where, in an 8:1 majority, it upheld states’ power to regulate industrial alcohol
Hearing Reports
Challenges to the Marital Rape Exception | Day 2: CJI Chandrachud-led bench defers hearings
Given that several counsels wanted at least a day each to argue, concluding the case before CJI Chandrachud's retirement proved impossible
Constitution Bench Live
Analysis
Supreme Court to rule on whether the rules of public employment can be changed mid-process
Can government employers set aside previously established procedural rules to ensure only the most suitable persons are appointed?
Analysis
Supreme Court to decide if an LMV licence holder can drive a ‘Transport Vehicle’
The outcome will likely impact the livelihoods of gig workers who use their LMV licence to transport people and things
Nov 6, 2024
Separate licence for transport vehicles | Judgement Pronouncement
Nov 6, 2024
S.15 of the Hindu Succession Act | Day 1
Nov 6, 2024
Freebies in Electoral Democracy and Welfare State | Day 9
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Decided
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance v Rambha Devi
A 5-Judge Bench will decide whether a person licenced to drive a ‘light motor vehicle’ under Section 2(21) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is automatically entitled to drive a ‘Transport Vehicle of Light Motor Vehicle Class’ with unladen weight of less than 7500 KGs.
Section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act
Pending
Kamal Anant Khopkar v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if s 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, discriminates against women.
Freebies in Electoral Democracy and Welfare State
Pending
Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India
The Supreme Court is hearing challenges against the practice of offering and distributing freebies during election campaigns. The Court's decision will determine how political parties contest elections in India.
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PMLA and the Supreme Court: A Timeline from Vijay Madanlal
SCO tracks how the Supreme Court may have brought incremental relaxations to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act since 2022
Kevin Sebastian
Spotlight
2024 Monsoon Session Review
The monsoon winds brought with them two Constitution Bench decisions, several suo moto cases and a shifting trend in PMLA bail jurisprudence
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Analysis
Supreme Court to decide whether private property is a “material resource of the community”
The other key question is whether a law advancing wealth redistribution DPSPs can be challenged on grounds of inconsistency with Part III
Analysis
5 upcoming Constitution Bench judgements before CJI D.Y. Chandrachud retires
Benches led by CJI Chandrachud are expected to deliver five judgements on matters of minority status, arbitration and public employment
Analysis
Justice Khanna’s era begins
As the incoming Chief Justice, Sanjiv Khanna has the enviable task of balancing continuity with fresh reforms
Analysis
The end of the Chandrachud era
Analysing the tenure of the longest-serving Chief Justice since 2012 doesn’t lend itself to easy generalisations and pithy one-liners