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September Review: Sweeping Administrative Changes at the Supreme Court
While overall pendency figures remain unchanged, the Court’s focus appears to have shifted to disposing of older matters more efficiently
3rd Oct 2022
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Justice SK Kaul led Constitution Bench To Hear Three Cases In October And November
The Bench will hear matters on religious excommunication, compensation for Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims and retrospective immunity from arrest
30th Sep 2022
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Hearing Reports
Divorce Under Article 142 Day #2: Sr. Adv Dushyant Dave Argued That SC Cannot Hear Cases Specifically Allotted To Other Courts
The SC will decide if it can directly grant divorce using Article 142 if the marriage is broken beyond reconciliation
29th Sep 2022
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SCO Daily: Demonitisation and Azam Khan Case Outdated?
Justice Nazeer commented that the two cases before them may no longer contain any issues for the Bench to address.
29th Sep 2022
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Next 9 Chief Justices of India
During their tenure, the Chief Justice of India plays a key role in deciding the fate of the SC as an institution.
18th May 2022
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What Are the 25 Constitution Bench Cases SC Will Hear in September?
In an unprecedented move, the SC declared that it will hear 25 pending 5-Judge Bench cases on key constitutional issues
25th Aug 2022
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Do Reservations Have to be Below 50%? From Balaji [1962] to Indra Sawhney [1992]
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31st Mar 2021
Case Calendar
Nov 1, 2022
Maharashtra Political Crisis Constitution Bench: Day 8 Hearing
Nov 1, 2022
Assam NRC Constitution Bench: Day 1 Hearing
Nov 9, 2022
Control Over Delhi’s Civil Services Constitution Bench: Day 5 Hearing
Nov 16, 2022
Public Officials’ Right to Free Speech Constitution Bench: Day 6 Hearing
Nov 16, 2022
MLA Bribery Constitution Bench: Day 1 Hearing
Nov 17, 2022
Election Commission Appointments: Day 1 Constitution Bench Hearing
Nov 23, 2022
Right to Die Clarifications: Day 1 Constitution Bench Hearing
Dec 6, 2022
Decriminalisation of Adultry Clarification: Day 1 Constitution Bench Hearing
Jan 17, 2023
Whatsapp-Facebook Privacy Policy Constitution Bench: Day 1 Hearing
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Disqualification Proceedings Against Maharashtra MLAs
02 Aug 2022
Pending
Subhash Desai v Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court is deciding whether the rebellion within the Shiv Sena led by Mr. Eknath Shinde amounts to defection under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.
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18 Oct 2021
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Assam Public Works v Union of India
The Court monitored how the State Coordinator updated Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC), so as to ensure that the NRC was published as mandated by the Assam Accord of 15 August 1985.
MoreThe Lieutenant Governor and the NCT Delhi
16 Oct 2021
Pending
Government of NCT of Delhi v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide whether the provisions introduced by The Government of National Capital Territory (Amendment) Act, 2021 violate the principles of federalism, separation of powers, representative democracy, and the rule of law.
MoreAzam Khan- Freedom of Speech and Expression
16 Oct 2021
Pending
Kaushal Kishore v State Of Uttar Pradesh
This case will decide whether the right to free speech and expression, especially of those in public office, may be curtailed by the right to dignity.
MoreMLA Bribery
04 Sep 2021
Pending
Sita Soren v Union of India
A 5 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court will decide whether a legislator enjoys immunity under Article 194(2) of the Constitution from prosecution for accepting bribes to vote in Parliament or an Assembly.
MoreElection Commission Appointments
18 Oct 2021
Pending
Anoop Baranwal v Union of India
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is entertaining a PIL seeking to reform how members of the Election Commission of India are appointed.
MoreEuthanasia and the Right to Die with Dignity
09 Sep 2021
Decided
Common Cause v Union of India
A Constitution Bench decided that the right to life with dignity under Article 21 includes a right to die with dignity.
MoreDecriminalisation of Adultery
18 Oct 2021
Decided
Joseph Shine v Union of India
The Court decriminalised adultery, striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC).
MoreWhatsapp-Facebook Privacy
14 Oct 2021
Pending
Karmanya Singh Sareen v Union of India
The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to WhatsApps privacy policy for violating the right to privacy. The policy permits WhatsApp to share data with Facebook and all its group companies for the purposes of commercial advertising and marketing.
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SCO Weekly Update: Hijab Ban, EWS Reservations, Constitution Benches, Siddique Kappan Bail
SCO’s video recap of the last week discusses the major highlights of the week, and what to expect going forward.
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What Are the 25 Constitution Bench Cases SC Will Hear in September?
In an unprecedented move, the SC declared that it will hear 25 pending 5-Judge Bench cases on key constitutional issues
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