Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Governor and President’s Powers | Day 9: Executive heads cannot exercise legislative powers, states opposing the Reference argue
The states of West Bengal, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh stressed the significance of the aid and advice of the Council of Minister
Hearing Reports
Governor and President’s Powers | Day 8: Governor part of legislature, but exercises no legislative power, the states of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal argue
The states warned that endorsing withholding powers of Governor would leave the bills in a permanent limbo
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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 7: Voters can submit claims and objections after 1 September deadline, clarifies ECI
The election body accused political parties for not being proactive in the revision exercise as the deadline for filing objections closed
Hearing Reports
Governor and President’s Powers | Day 7: Indefinite withholding of assent would upset the constitutional scheme, Tamil Nadu argues
The Union argued against the power of states to approach the Supreme Court under its writ jurisdiction challenging the actions of Governor
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Analysis
The Constitution of India turns 75: A Diamond Jubilee Commemoration
The Bar Association of India launched a commemorative volume in collaboration with the Supreme Court Observer
Analysis
What is the role of ‘constitutional morality’ in legal interpretation?
In this excerpt from a longer essay, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium writes that Indian courts developed this tool to uphold rights
Sep 3, 2025
Governor and President’s Powers | Day 9
Sep 8, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 8
Oct 14, 2025
Reasonable work hours for residential doctors | Day 1
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Re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and President of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench will examine a Presidential reference that questions the Court's authority to impose deadlines for the Governor and President under Articles 200 and 201 of the Constitution.
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
Reasonable Work Hours for Resident Doctors
Pending
United Doctors Front v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if continued violation of duty-hour norms breach resident doctors’ fundamental rights under Article 21
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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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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
Umar Khalid’s Bail Application Tracker
A year after Umar Khalid appealed a Trial Court order that had denied him bail, the Delhi High Court rejected his bail plea
Analysis
How the Aadhaar case remained on ice
In this excerpt from a longer essay, Usha Ramanthan details delays and flagrant violations of judicial orders in the UIDAI litigation
Analysis
Final until it’s not: The Supreme Court’s beating retreat
The Court’s quick reversals in three recent cases raise questions about procedure, legitimacy, and finality