Analysis

Umar Khalid bail case: Constitutional abdication, not judicial restraint

By denying bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the SC could have precipitated a doctrinal shift with implications for undertrials

SCO.LR

2026 | Volume 1 | Issue 1

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five bonus judgements from December 2025.

Analysis

Umar Khalid’s Bail Application Tracker

Tracking activist Umar Khalid's bail applications in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India

Analysis | Supreme Court Review 2025

Top 10 judgements

This year had it all: from a rare advisory opinion to intra-court reversals; from transgender rights to finer points on judge appointments

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

Bail Applications in the Delhi Riots ‘Larger Conspiracy’ Case

Decided

Umar Khalid & Ors. v State (NCT of Delhi)

The Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. It granted bail to five others: Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahemd

Discrimination in Prisons

Pending

In re: Discrimination inside prisons in India

The Court is monitoring steps taken by the Union and state governments to address caste, gender and disability-based discrimination in Indian prisons.

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