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Supreme Court Rules in focus

On 11 May, the Supreme Court notified the formation of single judge benc...

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Which languages is the SC translating judgments into?

Article 348 of the Constitution dictates that all Supreme Court proceedi...

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Maratha Reservation & Judicial Review II

In Part I, we discussed how the Supreme Court may place reliance on the ...

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What types of judgments is the SC translating?

Earlier this week, Bhadra Sinha reported that the Supreme Court is close...

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How regionally diverse is the Supreme Court (2020)

For comparison, find last year's post on regional diversity here. Wit...

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SC Vacations: Comparing India to other Countries

update: on 15 May the SC announced it was deferring its summer vacation ...

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Free Private Healthcare?

On Wednesday, 27 May, the Supreme Court directed the Union to draw up a ...

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Land Acquisition Judgment: 3 Must Reads

In its recent Land Acquisition judgment (Indore Development Authority v....

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How many Senior Advocates volunteer free Legal Aid?

Article 39A of the Constitution places a responsibility on the State to ...

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SC & Migrant Labourers Crisis: 3 Must Reads

On 26th May 2020 the Supreme Court took suo moto cognizance In Re: ...

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Gender Equality v. Religious Freedom in Personal Laws Cases

In 2006, Indian Young Lawyers Association approached the Supreme Court c...

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COVID Coverage: Screening and Treatment

Court directs free testing in private laboratories - 08.04.2020 A Div...

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COVID Coverage: Contagion in Prisons

Suo Motu cognizance of potential contagion in prisons - 16.03.2020 Ou...

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COVID Coverage: Court’s Functioning

Court announces measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19 - 13.03.2020 ...

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How many 9-judge bench judgments were delivered since 1950?

Earlier this year, in January, the Supreme Court constituted a nine-judg...

Balancing Public Health and Religion

A missed opportunity for the Court to clarify the relationship between public health and religious freedom?

Language Barriers

Haryana's move to make Hindi the official language in its lower courts reignited the debate around official language of the Supreme Court.

Summer Session Review 1 - COVID Term

The Court heard cases concerning the pandemic and its impact on several communities.

Summer Session Review 2 - COVID Term

The Court turned to technology to continue its operations.

5 cases to watch for after the summer

What are the cases to watch for, when the Court re-opens after the summer vacation?

2020 Summer Session Review: COVID Term 1

Gender Equality v. Religious Freedom in Personal Laws Cases

2020 Summer Session Review: COVID Term 2