Case | Hearing Report | Sabarimala Reference

Day 11 | Denominations cannot overpower individual claims

Original petitioners in the 2018 Sabarimala Judgement questioned the validity of the reference and the bench strength

Court Data

How long does the Supreme Court take to deliver a judgement?

An analysis of 60 cases from July 2025 shows that seven among them continue to be shown as ‘pending’.

Analysis

Through courtrooms and constituencies

An urgent pre-counting hearing was the TMC’s final attempt at challenging the poll procedure in West Bengal.

Analysis

Verbosity and repetitions

Did the Sabarimala hearings pass the litmus test of Court mandated timelines?

SCO.LR

2026 | Volume 5 | Issue 1

In this Issue, we have shortlisted five unmissable judgements from 27 April to 1 May

Sabarimala Review

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

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.

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.

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