Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 | Interim Judgement Matrix
Breaking down the Interim Waqf Judgement which stayed key provisions of the controversial Waqf Amendment Act
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Constitutionality of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 | Interim Plea Judgement Summary
We summarise the 128-page judgement which stayed key provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
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Challenge to Anti-Conversion Laws | Day 2: Laws criminalising conversion as severe as PMLA and TADA, petitioners argue
The Court admitted fresh applications challenging amendments that were made to states’ anti-conversion laws since 2020
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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 9: SC declines to modify interim order permitting Aadhaar as valid ID in SIR exercise
The Bench observed that documents like the Aadhaar and driving licences were permitted by the law and could not be excluded by the ECI
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Analysis
Delhi Pollution Crisis | Supreme Court suggests criminal action against farmers for stubble burning
The Bench recommended the Union Government to consider imposing fines or imprisonment under the Indian penal laws
Analysis
What the Justice Pancholi elevation reveals about the Supreme Court
The unexplained elevation of the judge in the face of a strong dissent in the Collegium has further eroded the Court’s credibility
Sep 16, 2025
Anti-conversion laws | Day 2
Sep 16, 2025
Climate Change Obligations of the State | Day 1
Oct 7, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 10
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Citizens for Justice and Peace v State of Uttar Pradesh
The Court will decide if the anti-conversion laws passed by multiple States including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are constitutionally valid.
Climate Change Obligations of the State
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Ridhima Pandey v Union of India
The Supreme Court will examine India’s international climate obligations and the government’s compliance with enforceable statutory and institutional measures under Article 21
Challenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar
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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
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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
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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
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
What the Justice Pancholi elevation reveals about the Supreme Court
The unexplained elevation of the judge in the face of a strong dissent in the Collegium has further eroded the Court’s credibility
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 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