Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
ECI Appointments | Day 2: Petitioners challenge executive dominance
Petitioners claimed that the ECI Appointments Act nullified a 2023 judgement which cautioned against executive interference
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 12: Religious excommunication violates dignity, argue respondents
Respondents argued in favour of judicial review to test if religious practices invade individual freedoms and autonomy
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 11: Denominational rights cannot overpower individual claims, respondents argue
Original petitioners in the 2018 Sabarimala Judgement questioned the validity of the reference and the bench strength
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 10 : Practices cannot violate principles of equality, respondents argue
Bench asks whether a 10–50 age restriction results in “intersectional exclusion” despite not being caste-based
Constitution Bench Live
Analysis
Cabinet clears Bill to expand Supreme Court strength to 38 judges
The proposal suggests that a bigger strength would translate to speedy justice as pendency trends reach new records
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 5 | Issue 1
In this Issue, we have shortlisted unmissable judgements from 27 April to 1 May 2026
May 6, 2026
Sabarimala Reference | Day 12
May 6, 2026
Challenge to the Election Commissioners Act, 2023 | Day 2
May 5, 2026
Challenge to Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 | Day 1
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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
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.
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.
Featured
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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Channel
R.G. Kar Medical College rape and murder case: Updates from the Supreme Court
Everything that happened at the Supreme Court over five days of hearings in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case
Channel
What is the Form 17C petition about?
What is the purpose of Form 17C and why did the Supreme Court adjourn it?
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
Court Data
How long does the Supreme Court take to deliver a judgement?
An analysis of 60 cases from July 2025 shows that seven among them continue to be shown as ‘pending’.