Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Definition of “Industry” | Day 2: Respondents defend wide interpretation of “industry”
Bench considered competing approaches on profit, commercial activity and sovereign functions in defining “industry”
Hearing Reports
Definition of “Industry” | Day 1: Union and states recommend tests to determine “sovereign functions”
CJI Surya Kant clarified that the Constitution Bench will not consider the 2020 Labour Codes in determining the definition of “industry”
Hearing Reports
West Bengal SIR | SC directs creation of appellate body as verification exercise continues
The Bench asked ECI to resolve technical disruptions and facilitate appeals against rejected voter claims
Hearing Reports
SC issues notice in Union’s appeal on IT Rules 2023
The Court refused to stay the Bombay High Court ruling which declared a government fact-check unit as unconstitutional
Constitution Bench Live
Court Data
If no new cases are filed, SC will still need 1.4 years to clear its docket
We look at the Court’s congestion and clearance rates over a period of a year starting from February 2025
Analysis
Who pays for alleged Covid-19 vaccine deaths?
Rachana Gangu v Union of India represents a meaningful doctrinal step by situating the no fault principle within a constitutional frame
Mar 18, 2026
Definition of “Industry” | Day 2
Apr 7, 2026
Sabarimala Review | Day 1
May 5, 2026
Challenge to Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 | Day 1
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Pending
State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..
Sabarimala Review
Pending
Kantaru Rajeevaru v Indian Young Lawyers’ Association
A nine-judge Constitution Bench will decide the correctness of a 2018 judgement which held that barring the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple was unconstitutional
Citizenship Amendment Act
Pending
Indian Union Muslim League v Union of India
The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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The SC on bail under UAPA and PMLA: a dataset from 2024 and 2025
As the Supreme Court considers the bail plea of Umar Khalid, here’s a ready-reckoner of relevant verdicts from the last couple of years
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Seventy-Five years on: A Constitution still in negotiation
V. Krishna Ananth’s book argues that authoritative tools were a foundational compromise in the Constitution
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Analysis
In a first, Supreme Court gives green signal for passive euthanasia
In Harish Rana’s case, the SC held that artificial nutrition is a “medical treatment” which may be withheld in the patient’s “best interest”
Analysis
Supreme Court stays 2026 UGC equity regulations
Challenged for being “unfair” to general category students, the Bench found that the Regulations were prima facie vague and easy to misuse
Analysis
What is the ‘definition of industry’ case about?
In a case that could reshape the country’s labour jurisprudence, a nine-judge Bench will hear arguments on the scope of the term “industry”
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