Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 1: Petitioner’s apprehensions about SIR are “speculative,” says ECI
Petitioners argued that the ECI had breached its powers by undertaking an exercise to assess citizenship under the guise of roll revision
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Constitutionality of Waqf Amendment Act | Arguments Matrix on Interim Stay
We summarise key arguments by the petitioners and the Union on whether an interim stay should be imposed on the 2025 Amendment Act
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Challenge to Union’s 2016 Demonetisation Scheme | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 382-page judgement which upheld the Union’s 2016 Demonetisation Scheme in a 4:1 majority
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Constitutionality of Waqf Amendment Act | Day 5: Provisions not glaringly unconstitutional, interim stay unnecessary, says Union
Petitioners argued that waqfs were unregistered due to poor implementation of survey provisions by governments; Bench reserves judgement
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Analysis
2025 Supreme Court Half-Yearly Review: Child Rights
The Court maintained a steady beat in cases involving child rights and delivered key decisions concerning POCSO victims
Analysis
2025 Supreme Court Half-Yearly Review: Arbitration
The Supreme Court recognised the court’s limited power to modify arbitral awards and reiterated party autonomy in arbitration
Jul 10, 2025
Challenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 1
May 21, 2025
Constitutionality of Waqf Amendment Act | Day 4
May 14, 2025
Challenge to the Election Commissioners Act, 2023 | Day 2
View allChallenge 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
Constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
Pending
In re: Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
The Court will decide whether the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, violates the freedom of religious denominations to manage their affairs. The decision will determine the degree of the Union’s control over the management of Waqf properties.
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.
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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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‘Bhushan Steel’ Judgement: Commercial wisdom sidelined in favour of narrow procedural view
By unravelling an elaborate resolution process under the Insolvency Code, the Supreme Court verdict has created uncertainty among investors
Analysis
Supreme Court’s strictures against summoning lawyers are backed by precedents
In several cases, the Supreme Court and High Courts have emphasised the confidentiality of communication between a lawyer and their client
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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
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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.