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Recruitment of judicial officers as District Judges under Bar quota | Constitution Bench to commence arguments from 23 September
The Court had referred the case to a larger bench based on an appeal from a judicial officer whose selection was set aside
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Governor and President’s Powers | Arguments Matrix
Our matrix gives a snapshot of arguments presented by the parties in the Presidential Reference on the powers of Governor and President
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 12: Union opposes imposition of rigid timelines; Bench reserves judgement
The Union stressed that nearly 90 percent of all Bills have received assent within a month
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 11: Court cannot play headmaster, says Union; suggests states engage in a dialogue with Governors
The Union argued that there cannot be a straightjacket timeline for constitutional functionaries to act on Bills
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Analysis
Monthly Review: August 2025
With a retirement, two new judges, a Presidential Reference and several other major cases, the top court had to juggle it all in August
Analysis
SC suggests resettlement scheme for cadets disabled during training
The Court will continue monitoring the issue with the assistance of an amicus
Sep 12, 2025
Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges | Day 1
Sep 15, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 9
Oct 14, 2025
Reasonable work hours for residential doctors | Day 1
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Pending
Rejanish K.V. v K. Deepa
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will decide if judicial officers who have previously practised as advocates for at least seven years are eligible for direct recruitment as district judges under the bar quota
Challenge 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
Reasonable Work Hours for Resident Doctors
Pending
United Doctors Front v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if continued violation of duty-hour norms breach resident doctors’ fundamental rights under Article 21
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Chief-in-waiting: New door opened by Collegium in its Justice Bagchi recommendation
If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi
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What’s new in the Supreme Court’s latest transparency initiative?
We examine whether the documents released by the Court earlier this week reveal information that was not already in the public domain
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Tamil Nadu argues, once again
If the Court expands the scope of the Governor’s discretion under Article 200—even in an advisory opinion—it could open a can of worms
Analysis
Next 8 Chief Justices of India
If the seniority principle is followed, these 8 Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2031.
Analysis
Umar Khalid’s Bail Application Tracker
A year after Umar Khalid appealed a Trial Court order that had denied him bail, the Delhi High Court rejected his bail plea
Analysis
B.R. Gavai, the first Buddhist and second Dalit Chief Justice of India
The new CJI has a reputation of having a sound grounding in the law and Constitution. What are the opportunities and challenges he faces?