Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Tribunal Reforms: Day 2 | Supreme Court seeks data on vacancies in tribunals, suggests circuit benches for Armed Forces Tribunal
Petitioners flagged the high pendency of disputes in the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh
Hearing Reports
Challenges to Places of Worship Act, 1991 | Day 2: Supreme Court stays registration of further suits in district courts seeking surveys of places of worship
A Special Bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna gave the Union four weeks to respond to the petition and intervening applications
Hearing Reports
AMU Minority Status | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 501-page judgement which laid down parameters to identify the minority status of institutions established under Article 30
Hearing Reports
Altering Rules on Appointment to Public Posts | Judgement Summary
A five-judge bench affirmed that changing rules of public recruitment midway through the process violates constitutional rights
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Analysis
The representation conundrum
With six more retirements in 2025, how will the Collegium balance regional diversity with gender, religious and community representation?
Analysis
Monthly Review: December 2024
Key developments included a stay order on mosque surveys, monitoring of air pollution in Delhi and the elevation of Justice Manmohan
Jan 9, 2025
Plea for marriage equality | Review
Jan 8, 2025
Constitutionality of Blood Donation Guidelines | Day 1
Jan 8, 2025
Criminalisation of Triple Talaq | Day 1
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Decided
Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. v Union of India
The five-judge bench upheld the validity of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and held that the right to marry is not a fundamental right for queer persons.
Constitutionality of Blood Donation Guidelines
Pending
Thangjam Santa Singh @Santa Khurai v. Union of India & Ors
The Supreme Court will decide if the guidelines imposing a permanent ban on transgender persons, men who have sex with men, and female sex workers from donating blood is constitutional. This case presents an opportunity for the Court to join the global departure from permanent bans based on gender and sexual orientation stereotypes.
Criminalisation of Triple Talaq
Pending
Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema v Union of India
The Court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.
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PMLA and the Supreme Court: A Timeline from Vijay Madanlal
SCO tracks how the Supreme Court may have brought incremental relaxations to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act since 2022
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Spotlight
2024 Winter Session Review
This winter session, the Supreme Court delivered seven Constitution Bench decisions and saw the retirement of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
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Analysis
Supreme Court Review: Top 10 judgements of 2024
Among the many landmark decisions of this year, we pick the ones that could potentially impact large constituencies of the population
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.
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R.G. Kar Medical College rape and murder case: Updates from the Supreme Court
Everything that happened at the Supreme Court over five days of hearings in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case
Analysis
Justice C.T. Ravikumar: Tenure in numbers
In his 3.25-year-long tenure, Justice C.T. Ravikumar authored close to a hundred judgements and was a part of 373 benches