Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
West Bengal SIR | Supreme Court defers roll-related concerns to Calcutta HC
The Bench directed parties to approach the High Court over concerns on roll publication, access and timelines
Hearing Reports
Definition of “Industry” | Arguments Matrix
We provide a snapshot of arguments put forth by parties over three days before a nine-judge Constitution Bench
Hearing Reports
Definition of “Industry” | Day 3: Supreme Court reserves judgement on 48-year old interpretation
Hearing closes with sharp divide on how the definition should be interpreted, which will determine the scope of labour protections
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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”
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Analysis
Caste identity after religious conversion: Who counts as a Schedule Caste person?
The SC sought evidence for Scheduled Tribe status and quoted scriptures to restrict Scheduled Caste status to persons who convert
Court Data
No Supreme Court judges elevated during CJI Surya Kant’s 122-day tenure so far
The Court is currently functioning at 33 judges, one short of its sanctioned strength of 34 judges
Mar 19, 2026
Definition of “Industry” | Day 3
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
Spotlight
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
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
SC records Haryana’s refusal to prosecute Mahmudabad over Operation Sindoor post
State did not grant sanction to prosecute the professor as a "one-time magnanimity”
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
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”