Hearing Reports

Hearing Reports
Judicial Vacancies Update | Day 2: Supreme Court dismisses Haryana Government’s application to oversee examinations in the state
Bench states there is no objective data to prove the High Court Committee cannot continue monitoring exams

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Assam’s National Register of Citizens | Constitution Bench to hear arguments from 17 October 2023
Bench to decide if Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 suffers from any “constitutional infirmity.”

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Challenge to Extended Reservations in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies | Is the 104th Constitutional Amendment Unconstitutional?
Supreme Court to decide the validity of the constituent powers of amendment to extend the prescribed reservation period

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MLA Bribery | Seven-judge bench to reconsider a 25-year-old judgement on constitutional immunity for lawmakers
Time to relook Narasimha Rao v State since it concerns a question that affects “morality of polity”, says Supreme Court
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Does the Constitution protect MLAs from charges of bribery?
A 7-judge Bench will examine if MLAs who accept bribes to vote in a house of legislature enjoy immunity from prosecution.

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Article 370: The decision in “Prem Nath Kaul” lies conveniently forgotten
A SC decision from 1968 has long justified Union executive creep in J&K. But what of the equal bench judgement that came a decade before it?
Oct 4, 2023
Early Release of Bilkis Bano Convicts | Day 13
Oct 17, 2023
Assam NRC Constitution Bench | Day 1
Nov 21, 2023
Challenge to extended reservations Constitution Bench | Day 1
View allEarly Release of Bilkis Bano Gangrape Convicts
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Bilkis Yakub Rasool v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if the Gujarat government followed due process when releasing the 11 men convicted of gangrape in the Bilkis Bano case.
Assam’s National Register of Citizens
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In re: Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955
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.
Challenge to Extended Reservations in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies
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In re: Article 334 of the Constitution of India
A 5-Judge Constitution Bench will decide the validity of Article 334 which provides reservations in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. The Constitution Bench will determine if the Union Government can keep extending reservation in Lok Sabha and State Legislature, despite Constitutional provision capping it at 10 years from 1950.
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Supreme Court handbook on gender stereotypes: Progressive, but will the law catch up?
A new publication from the apex court acknowledges that ‘stereotypical language’ reinforces ideas contrary to constitutional ethos
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A Tale of Two Constitutions: An Excerpt from ‘A Dismantled State’
The abrogation of Article 370 threatens the safeguards acknowledging special arrangements in other states too, writes Anuradha Bhasin.
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The Women’s Reservation Bill has a long history of arguments and stakes
DESK BRIEF: After two years of silence from the government in a PIL, Parliament abruptly passed the bill in a special session

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Article 370: The decision in “Prem Nath Kaul” lies conveniently forgotten
A SC decision from 1968 has long justified Union executive creep in J&K. But what of the equal bench judgement that came a decade before it?

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Constitution Benches to become a “permanent feature” of SC: Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
In 2023, a Constitution Bench has assembled almost each month to tackle matters of public importance

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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.