Hearing Reports

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Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges| Judgement Matrix
Our matrix brings the key highlights of the judgement which endorsed the direct recruitment of officers under the Bar quota

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Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 139-page judgement which confirmed the eligibility of judicial officers for direct recruitment under the Bar quota

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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 11: Court reiterates role of para-legal volunteers in assisting voters deleted from electoral rolls
The parties flagged inconsistencies in each other's pleadings, affidavits and data as clock runs out in the run-up to the Bihar elections

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Supreme Court clears path for judicial officers with seven years’ bar experience to be appointed as District Judges
The Bench observed that an injustice had been meted out to judicial officers who were denied appointment as District Judges
Constitution Bench Live | Judgement Pronouncement


Analysis
SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 10 | Issue 1
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 22 September to 6 October 2025

Analysis
Steely resolve
The review Bench’s reinstatement of JSW’s Rs 19,700 crore acquisition of Bhushan Steel under the IBC brings cheer to the corporate world
Oct 9, 2025
Recruitment of District Judges | Judgement Pronouncement
Oct 9, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 11
Sep 23, 2025
Review of SC’s Vijay Madanlal Judgement | Day 3
View allDirect 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.
Featured

Chief-in-waiting: New door opened by Collegium in its Justice Bagchi recommendation
If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi
Spotlight

What’s new in the Supreme Court’s latest transparency initiative?
We examine whether the documents released by the Court earlier this week reveal information that was not already in the public domain
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Analysis
B.R. Gavai, the first Buddhist and second Dalit Chief Justice of India
The new CJI has a reputation of having a sound grounding in the law and Constitution. What are the opportunities and challenges he faces?

Analysis
The next eight Chief Justices of India: 2025 to 2033
If the seniority principle is followed, these eight Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2033

Analysis
Next 8 Chief Justices of India
If the seniority principle is followed, these 8 Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2031.

Analysis
The right to life and personal liberty under Article 21: A timeline
50 years since the Emergency, SCO traces the Court’s gradual expansion of the right to life and personal liberty