Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Definition of Industry | Nine-Judge bench to hear arguments from 17 March 2026
The Bench will decide the correctness of a 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to ‘industry’ under the Industrial Disputes Act
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Review | Nine-judge Bench to commence arguments from 7 April 2026
The Constitution Bench will hear the Sabarimala Review and connected matters over three weeks
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Arguments Matrix
Our matrix summarises the key contents raised by petitioners and the ECI over 29 days of arguments in the Bihar SIR challenge
Hearing Reports
Constitutionality of Talaq-e-Hasan | Supreme Court refers parties to mediation
The Court will decide the larger constitutional challenge to Talaq-e-Hasan at a later stage
SCO Explains
Analysis
Tick, tock, takedown
Do the new three-hour digital takedown rules undermine the limits Supreme Court decisions have placed on executive power?
Analysis
Bangladesh: A year of unprecedented constitutional upheaval
The referendum on the July Charter and a Supreme Court decision on caretaker governments raise questions of legality and legitimacy
Jan 29, 2026
Revision of electoral rolls | Day 29
Jan 28, 2026
Challenge to Anti-Conversion Laws | Day 3
Jan 22, 2026
Constitutionality of Waqf Amendment Act | Day 6
View allChallenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar
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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 Anti-Conversion Laws
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Citizens for Justice and Peace v State of Uttar Pradesh
The Court will decide if the anti-conversion laws passed by multiple States including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are constitutionally valid.
Constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
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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.
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The SC on bail under UAPA and PMLA: a dataset from 2024 and 2025
As the Supreme Court considers the bail plea of Umar Khalid, here’s a ready-reckoner of relevant verdicts from the last couple of years
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Seventy-Five years on: A Constitution still in negotiation
V. Krishna Ananth’s book argues that authoritative tools were a foundational compromise in the Constitution
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Analysis
Supreme Court stays 2026 UGC equity regulations
Challenged for being “unfair” to general category students, the Bench found that the Regulations were prima facie vague and easy to misuse
Analysis
Supreme Court Review: Top 10 judgements of 2025
This year had it all: from a rare advisory opinion to intra-court reversals; from transgender rights to finer points on judge appointments
Analysis
The next eight Chief Justices of India: 2025 to 2033
If the seniority principle is followed, these eight Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2033
Analysis
The right to life and personal liberty under Article 21: A timeline
50 years since the Emergency, SCO traces the Court’s gradual expansion of the right to life and personal liberty