Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 17: SC stresses State role in easing BLO hardship during SIR
Petitioners argued that the SIR unlawfully removed existing voters and imposed burdens not required under the Representation of People Act
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 16: SC asks petitioners to avoid directing “sweeping assertions” against the Election Commission
Petitioners argued that reasons such as “rapid urbanisation” and “migration” are not sufficient to warrant an intensive revision of rolls
Hearing Reports
Supreme Court refuses blanket extension for Waqf property registration
The Bench directed applicants to approach Waqf Tribunals to seek an extension of the deadline for registration on UMEED portal
Hearing Reports
Vacancies in Information Commission | Day 3: No movement by states in filling vacancies, petitioners argue
The Court sought compliance reports from states detailing steps taken by state governments to fill vacancies in the commissions
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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 12 | Issue 2
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 1 December to 6 December 2025
Analysis
Belated scrutiny
As the Supreme Court scrutinises the Special Intensive Revision, the question is whether justice delayed can still protect the franchise
Dec 4, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 17
Nov 20, 2025
Governor and President’s Powers | Judgement Pronouncement
Nov 19, 2025
Validity of Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 | Judgement Pronouncement
View allChallenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar
Pending
Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India
The Supreme Court will decide if the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls is arbitrary and unconstitutional
Presidential Reference on Powers of the Governor and President
Decided
Re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and President of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the Governor can exercise three options on bills presented for assent and cannot withhold them indefinitely. It also held that the actions of the Governor and President are non-justiciable
Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
Decided
Madras Bar Association v Union of India
The Court struck down provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 on the ground that Parliament had reintroduced provisions that were previously declared unconstitutional by the Court.
Featured
Article 21 remains a divided promise in the Supreme Court’s bail jurisprudence
The selective reading of liberty in UAPA and PMLA cases hinges on the accused’s identity. A ‘Khalid Test’ could offer a course correction
Spotlight
Should certain provisions of the RTE Act apply to Minority Educational Institutions?
By referring its verdict in ‘Pramati’ to a larger Bench, the SC has opened the door to a more egalitarian reading of the right to education
Trending
Analysis
Vanashakti Review: Demoting the law to a suggestion
In permitting retrospective environmental clearances, the Court subverts legal principles and turns the rule of precedents on its head
Analysis
Timeline: Key Events in the Babri Masjid – Ram Mandir Controversy
Tracing the timeline of key events in the Babri Masjid- Ayodhya Title Dispute Case.
Analysis
The next eight Chief Justices of India: 2025 to 2033
If the seniority principle is followed, these eight Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2033
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