Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
VVPAT Verification | Day 2: Not a single instance of vote-tampering has been found, ECI tells Supreme Court
After a detailed discussion over two days on the process of the VVPAT vote verification, Supreme Court reserved judgement in the case
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VVPAT Verification | Day 1: Paper-trails are essential to protect voters’ right to know, argue petitioners
The Bench while expressing reservations on the petitioner’s apprehensions, questioned the ECI on the voting and verification processes
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Separate Licence for Transport Vehicles | Day 6: Union Submits a note on the proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act
The Court will hear the case again at the end of July, after the 2024 General Elections, once the new Parliament assembles
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Regulating Industrial Alcohol | Day 4: Constitution framers intended for Union to control industries, Solicitor General argues
Tushar Mehta argued that the Court had previously not considered Constituent Assembly Debates and the history of the Seventh Schedule
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Analysis
The making and unmaking of the Electoral Bond Scheme: Part 2
Several elections came and went before the top Court heard the case on merits. Yet, petitioners believe their eventual victory is not hollow
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March 2024: A week-long Holi vacation slowed down Supreme Court’s disposal rates
Institution and disposal rates dip at the top court in the end of first quarter
Apr 16, 2024
State’s power to regulate industrial alcohol | Day 5
Apr 16, 2024
Eligibility to Drive ‘Transport Vehicle’ | Day 6
Apr 16, 2024
Bihar Caste ‘Census’ | Day 2
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Pending
State of Uttar Pradesh v Lalta Prasad Vaish
The Supreme Court will decide if industrial alcohol falls within the exclusive jurisdiction a state government
Validity of ‘Light Motor Vehicle’ Licence to Drive ‘Transport Vehicle’
Pending
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance v Rambha Devi
A 5-Judge Bench will decide whether a person licenced to drive a ‘light motor vehicle’ under Section 2(21) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is automatically entitled to drive a ‘Transport Vehicle of Light Motor Vehicle Class’ with unladen weight of less than 7500 KGs.
Validity of the Bihar Caste ‘Census’
Pending
Youth For Equality v State Of Bihar.
The Supreme Court will decide whether the Bihar government has the authority to carry out a caste-based survey.
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Five election-related cases in the Court’s docket in the run-up to the 2024 polls
The what, when and why of the top court’s decisions in these key cases could have significant ramifications on India’s electoral landscape
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Nationalists, loyalists, religionists: The saga of Aligarh Muslim University
We summarise the key contentions in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case
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Analysis
Justice Aniruddha Bose: Tenure in numbers
Justice Aniruddha Bose authored 67 judgements during a five-year tenure
Analysis
When Dr Ambedkar argued in the Supreme Court
In his only known case in the SC, the key architect of the Constitution evoked its ‘spirit’ in a precursor to the Basic Structure doctrine
Analysis
The making and unmaking of the Electoral Bond Scheme: Part 1
The Supreme Court’s judgement has validated the concerns expressed by various stakeholders during the planning stage of the Scheme.
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.