Analysis | Desk Brief

From Bar to Bench

In the recent Constitution Bench case, a wider concern about the quality of the district judiciary lies behind the semantic wrangling

Cases | Argument Matrix

Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers under Bar quota

A Constitution Bench will decide if judicial officers who have practised as advocates for at least seven years are eligible for direct recruitment as district judges

SCO.LR

Volume 10 | Issue 1

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 24 September to 6 October 2025

Analysis

Why did Reliance’s Vantara get a clean chit in the SC?

The Bench had “no hesitation” in accepting the conclusions in the SIT’s sealed cover report but its directions raise further questions

Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges

Decided

Rejanish K.V. v K. Deepa

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that judicial officers who have previously practised as advocates for at least seven years are eligible for direct recruitment as district judges under the bar quota

Challenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar

Pending

Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India

The Supreme Court will decide if the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls is arbitrary and unconstitutional

Review of the SC’s ‘Vijay Madanlal’ judgement

Pending

Karti P. Chidambaram v Enforcement Directorate

The Supreme Court will partly review its decision in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v Union of India, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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