Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
West Bengal SIR | SC directs ECI to disclose status of pending appeals
Petitioners contended that only seven lakh appeals were filed by voters deleted from electoral rolls
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Definition of Industry | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 489-page opinion in the nine-judge bench decision reconsidering the definition of “industry”
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Definition of “industry” | Judgement matrix
A snapshot of five opinions on key issues addressed by the nine-judge Constitution Bench
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1978 “Industry” test to determine pending cases
Majority held the reference maintainable and left pending disputes to be decided under the 1978 triple test
Constitution Bench Live
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 9 | Issue 3
In this issue, we identify five important judgements from 14 September to 18 September 2026
Analysis
Clipped justice
An intervention asks whether open justice can survive prior permission for sharing courtroom videos online.
Aug 20, 2026
Definition of “Industry” | Judgement Pronouncement
Aug 17, 2026
Challenge to Transgender Persons Amendment Act 2026 | Day 3
Aug 4, 2026
Challenges to Places of Worship Act, 1991 | Day 4
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Decided
State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously held that the triple test laid down in Bangalore Water-Supply & Sewerage Board v R. Rajappa. (1978) will determine all pending industrial disputes.
Challenge to the Transgender Persons Amendment Act, 2026
Pending
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide whether provisions mandating certificates and removal of the right to self-perceived gender identity violates right to autonomy, dignity and privacy
Constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act
Pending
Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which prevents the conversion of the religious character of places of worship.
Featured
Order in the Digital Court
The Draft Artificial Intelligence Regulation marks the beginning of a digital era for the top court
Namrata Banerjee and Debjani M
Spotlight
Essential Religious Practices: Court in Review
The evolution of Supreme Court jurisprudence on the essential religious practices (ERP) doctrine over 19 cases
Court Data
Justice Sanjay Karol’s tenure in numbers
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