Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Argument Summary
The Bench heard arguments on PIL jurisdiction, religious autonomy, constitutional morality, and essential religious practices.
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Judgement Summary
The Bench held that verification of citizenship for electoral purposes falls within its constitutional mandate
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Judgement Matrix
A snapshot of the key holdings made by the Supreme Court in the 124-page judgement upholding the Bihar SIR exercise
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Supreme Court backs Bihar SIR exercise, upholds ECI’s powers to purify electoral rolls
The Bench held that the process adopted by the ECI was within statutory bounds and furthered the mandate of free and fair elections.
Swearing-in Ceremony
Analysis
Clearing the decks
Four Benches now sit only on the Court’s oldest appeals. The CJI has seven months to prove it works
Analysis
Prohibition of Gambling: Court in Review
A timeline of laws and judgements tracking the evolution of Indian gambling laws since 1867.
May 27, 2026
Revision of Electoral Rolls | Judgement Pronouncement
May 27, 2026
ECI Appointments Act, 2023 | Day 5
May 14, 2026
Sabarimala Reference | Day 16
View allChallenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar
Decided
Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India
The Supreme Court upheld the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar, stating that the measures adopted by the ECI were not excessive and manifestly arbitrary
Challenges to the Appointment of Election Commissioners Act, 2023
Pending
Jaya Thakur v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023 is contrary to the Constitution Bench decision in Anoop Baranwal (2023). The Act sets up a committee to nominate members to the ECI.
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
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The Master and the machine
Legal professionals voice their views as AI enters the listing game.
Namrata Banerjee
Spotlight
Essential Religious Practices: Court in Review
The evolution of Supreme Court jurisprudence on the essential religious practices (ERP) doctrine over 19 cases
