Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Kerala Governor’s Withholding of Bills | Day 5: “Why is the Court hesitating to allow the state to withdraw the case?” Kerala asks
The Kerala Government sought to withdraw the case and argued that there was no rationale for the Governor’s request for more time
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 1: Petitioner’s apprehensions about SIR are “speculative,” says ECI
Petitioners argued that the ECI had breached its powers by undertaking an exercise to assess citizenship under the guise of roll revision
Hearing Reports
Constitutionality of Waqf Amendment Act | Arguments Matrix on Interim Stay
We summarise key arguments by the petitioners and the Union on whether an interim stay should be imposed on the 2025 Amendment Act
Hearing Reports
Challenge to Union’s 2016 Demonetisation Scheme | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 382-page judgement which upheld the Union’s 2016 Demonetisation Scheme in a 4:1 majority
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Analysis
SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 7 | Issue 2
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five bonus unmissable judgements from January to May 2025
Analysis
Trusting the Election Commission
In a hearing on electoral roll revision, the SC reiterated its inclination to trust the ECI, but not before offering friendly advice
Jul 14, 2025
Kerala Governor’s Withholding of Bills | Day 5
Jul 10, 2025
Challenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 1
May 21, 2025
Constitutionality of Waqf Amendment Act | Day 4
View allPendency of bills before the Governor of Kerala
Pending
State of Kerala v Governor for State of Kerala
The Supreme Court will hear petitions from the Kerala government against the Governor of Kerala withholding assent on pending bills. This case concerns the obligations of the Governor under Article 200, which deals with the Governor's power to assent to Bills.
Challenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar
Pending
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 the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
Pending
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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Chief-in-waiting: New door opened by Collegium in its Justice Bagchi recommendation
If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi
Spotlight
What’s new in the Supreme Court’s latest transparency initiative?
We examine whether the documents released by the Court earlier this week reveal information that was not already in the public domain
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Analysis
‘Bhushan Steel’ Judgement: Commercial wisdom sidelined in favour of narrow procedural view
By unravelling an elaborate resolution process under the Insolvency Code, the Supreme Court verdict has created uncertainty among investors
Analysis
A curious reference at the Allahabad High Court
When an SC precedent exists, should an HC Bench refer the case to a larger Bench to explicitly overrule a conflicting verdict in that HC?
Analysis
Supreme Court’s strictures against summoning lawyers are backed by precedents
In several cases, the Supreme Court and High Courts have emphasised the confidentiality of communication between a lawyer and their client
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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