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CAA: 5 Must Reads

On 11 December, Parliament enacted the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (hereafter ‘CAA’). Proponents of the legislation say it offers vital relie...

On 11 December, Parliament enacted the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2...

#10: Sexual Harassment and the CJI

This post is a part of our 10 Cases the Shaped India in 2019 series. Controversy: On 19 April 2019, a former junior Court Officer allege...

This post is a part of our 10 Cases the Shaped India in 2019 series. ...

#8: Elevation of Justice Akil Kureshi

This post is a part of our 10 Cases the Shaped India in 2019 series. Issue: After the Union Government fai...

This post is a part of our 10 Cases the Shaped India in 2019 series. ...

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019: 5 Must Reads

While we wait for the Union to file its reply to the petitions challenging the CAA, familiarise yourself with key perspectives with our '5 Must Reads'.

Sabarimala: Final arguments begin in referral

Yesterday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opened final arguments in the Sabarimala referral. He is set to continue taking the Bench through relevant judgments tomorrow.

SC upholds 2018 Amendment to PoA Act

On 10 February, the Court upheld the constitutionality of Parliament's 2018 Amendment to the Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. The Amendment undoes the Court's own judgment in Kashinath Mahajan, which had diluted the provisions of the PoA Act.

Sabarimala: Court allows referral

On 10 February, the nine-judge Bench held that the Court can refer questions of law to a larger bench in a review petition. It then framed the issues for adjudication in the reference and posted the matter to 17 February for day-to-day hearing.

Maratha Reservations: No interim relief granted

The SC is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of Maharashtra's SEBC Act, 2018 that grants reservations to Marathas. On 5 February, Justice Nageswara Rao's Bench declined to issue interim relief. The next hearing is in March.

CAA: 5 Must Reads

#10: Sexual Harassment and the CJI

#8: Elevation of Justice Akil Kureshi

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019: 5 Must Reads

While we wait for the Union to file its reply to the petitions challenging the CAA, familiarise yourself with key perspectives with our '5 Must Reads'.

Sabarimala: Final arguments begin in referral

Yesterday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opened final arguments in the Sabarimala referral. He is set to continue taking the Bench through relevant judgments tomorrow.

SC upholds 2018 Amendment to PoA Act

On 10 February, the Court upheld the constitutionality of Parliament's 2018 Amendment to the Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. The Amendment undoes the Court's own judgment in Kashinath Mahajan, which had diluted the provisions of the PoA Act.

Sabarimala: Court allows referral

On 10 February, the nine-judge Bench held that the Court can refer questions of law to a larger bench in a review petition. It then framed the issues for adjudication in the reference and posted the matter to 17 February for day-to-day hearing.

Maratha Reservations: No interim relief granted

The SC is hearing a challenge to the constitutionality of Maharashtra's SEBC Act, 2018 that grants reservations to Marathas. On 5 February, Justice Nageswara Rao's Bench declined to issue interim relief. The next hearing is in March.

CAA: 5 Must Reads

#10: Sexual Harassment and the CJI

#8: Elevation of Justice Akil Kureshi

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