Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 7
A nine-judge Constitution Bench will continue hearing arguments in the Sabarimala Reference
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 6: “Once a practice is religious, no further inquiry?”, Bench questions scope of judicial review
The Bench questioned whether a believer within a denomination can challenge practices followed in a temple
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 5: Essential Religious Practice doctrine “unstable” and “unworkable”, argue review petitioners
The Bench asked if courts must go beyond religion and enter the domain of conscience.
Hearing Reports
West Bengal SIR | SC invokes Art 142 to include voters in electoral roll if appeals succeed before cut-off dates
The Court ordered issuance of a supplementary revised electoral roll to include successful appellants and clarified that pendency of appeals
Constitution Bench Live
Court Data
Filling in the blanks | The Collegium story, part 2
A brief history of how and why the Supreme Court Collegium came to be
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 4 | Issue 3
In this Issue, we have shortlisted five unmissable judgements from 13 April to 17 April 2026
Apr 22, 2026
Sabarimala Reference | Day 7
May 5, 2026
Challenge to Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 | Day 1
Mar 19, 2026
Definition of “Industry” | Day 3
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Pending
Kantaru Rajeevaru v Indian Young Lawyers’ Association
A nine-judge Constitution Bench will decide the correctness of a 2018 judgement which held that barring the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple was unconstitutional
Citizenship Amendment Act
Pending
Indian Union Muslim League v Union of India
The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Definition of “Industry”
Pending
State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..
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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
Spotlight
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
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
Court Data
Justice Rajesh Bindal: Tenure in numbers
Justice Bindal authored 166 judgements in his three year tenure with an average of 55 judgements a year
Analysis
The Women’s Reservation Bill has a long history of arguments and stakes
DESK BRIEF: After two years of silence from the government in a PIL, Parliament abruptly passed the bill in a special session
Channel
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