Analysis

What is the Bihar govt's 65 % reservation quota challenge in the Supreme Court?

The Bihar government has appealed against a Patna HC decision which declared its 65 percent reservation in the state as unconstitutional

Arvind Kejriwal interim bail

Analysis

Supreme Court reserves judgement in Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for bail from CBI arrest

70 days after his arrest by the CBI, Kejriwal relied on three favourable bail orders in his ED case to argue for interim bail

August 2024 Court Data Pendency

Court Data

Pending cases in the Supreme Court reduce by over 400 cases in August 2024

Pendency in the Supreme Court reduced for the second time in a row after recording an all-time high in June 2024

Analysis

An opportunity for the Court to reconsider the 50 percent reservation ceiling of ‘Indra Sawhney’

The Bihar government has appealed the High Court’s decision striking down amendments providing 65 percent reservation for backward classes

Appointment of Arbitrators by Ineligible Persons

Pending

Central Organisation For Railway Electrification v ECL-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV), JSW Steel Limited v South Western Railway

The Supreme Court will decide if a person who is ineligible to be an arbitrator can nominate another person to be an arbitrator.

Freebies in Electoral Democracy and Welfare State

Pending

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India

The Supreme Court is hearing challenges against the practice of offering and distributing freebies during election campaigns. The Court's decision will determine how political parties contest elections in India.

Validity of ‘Light Motor Vehicle’ Licence to Drive ‘Transport Vehicle’

Pending

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance v Rambha Devi

A 5-Judge Bench will decide whether a person licenced to drive a ‘light motor vehicle’ under Section 2(21) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is automatically entitled to drive a ‘Transport Vehicle of Light Motor Vehicle Class’ with unladen weight of less than 7500 KGs.

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