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Constitutionality of UAPA Amendment

The Court is hearing two separate challenges to the constitutional validity of the 2019 amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 196...

The Court is hearing two separate challenges to the constitutional va...

Sabarimala: Plain English Summary of Review Judgment

Plain English Summary of Judgment On 14 November 2019, a Constitution Bench by a narrow 3:2 majority, decided to k...

Plain English Summary of Judgment On 14 November 2019, a Constitut...

RTI: Judgment Pronouncement

Judgment Pronouncement A 5 judge Constitution Bench was deciding the extent to which the Supreme Court falls within the ambit of the Right to In...

Judgment Pronouncement A 5 judge Constitution Bench was deciding t...

Larger bench to examine Money Bill issue

A Constitution Bench referred to a larger bench the question of whether Part XIV of Finance Act, 2017 could have been passed as a Money Bill. Read our summary of the judgment.

RTI: Transparency a facet of judicial independence

A Constitution Bench has held that the CJI is a 'public authority' under the RTI Act. It upheld a 2009 CIC order requiring the Supreme Court CPIO to confirm whether judges had declared their personal assets to the CJI.

Ayodhya title awarded to deity

The Supreme Court has directed the State to grant the Sunni Waqf Board an alternate 5 acre plot, elsewhere in Ayodhya. Read our breakdown of the judgment.

Rafale review dismissed

Supreme Court has declined to direct the CBI to file an FIR and conduct an investigation of the Rafale deal.

Sabarimala review to be kept pending

By a 3:2 majority, the Supreme Court directed that the Sabarimala review petitions be kept pending till certain questions related to right to religion are determined by a larger bench. Read our summary of the judgment.

Constitutionality of UAPA Amendment

Sabarimala: Plain English Summary of Review Judgment

RTI: Judgment Pronouncement

Larger bench to examine Money Bill issue

A Constitution Bench referred to a larger bench the question of whether Part XIV of Finance Act, 2017 could have been passed as a Money Bill. Read our summary of the judgment.

RTI: Transparency a facet of judicial independence

A Constitution Bench has held that the CJI is a 'public authority' under the RTI Act. It upheld a 2009 CIC order requiring the Supreme Court CPIO to confirm whether judges had declared their personal assets to the CJI.

Ayodhya title awarded to deity

The Supreme Court has directed the State to grant the Sunni Waqf Board an alternate 5 acre plot, elsewhere in Ayodhya. Read our breakdown of the judgment.

Rafale review dismissed

Supreme Court has declined to direct the CBI to file an FIR and conduct an investigation of the Rafale deal.

Sabarimala review to be kept pending

By a 3:2 majority, the Supreme Court directed that the Sabarimala review petitions be kept pending till certain questions related to right to religion are determined by a larger bench. Read our summary of the judgment.

Constitutionality of UAPA Amendment

Sabarimala: Plain English Summary of Review Judgment

RTI: Judgment Pronouncement

Ayodhya: Judgment in Plain English