Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Reservation for Civil Judges | Day 3: “Age gap will affect progression even if roster works,” submits amicus as Bench reserves judgement
It was argued that seniority should be treated uniformly and not differ based on mode of entry to District Judge cadre
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Reservation for Civil Judges | Day 2: High Courts urge the Court to maintain their discretion in recruitments
Respondents said service conditions vary across states and warned that imposing uniformity “would disrupt balance” within judicial cadres
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Reservation for Civil Judges | Day 1: Petitioners claim inconsistent application of recruitment rules across High Courts
Petitioners urged the Court to strike a balance between promotees and direct recruits in appointment to Principal District Judge posts
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Vacancies in Information Commissions | Day 1: The delay in filling vacancies is “killing the RTI Act”, petitioners argue
Advocate Prashant Bhushan pointed out that several state commissions have become defunct and have a mounting pendency
Constitution Bench Live
Analysis
Summoning advocates who represent clients under investigation | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 78-page judgement which held that investigating agencies cannot summon advocates to seek case details
Analysis
Revisiting ‘Speluncean Explorers’ through a film and a Supreme Court verdict
‘Dhadak-2’ imagines the victim in the fictional case to be Dalit. There are some indications as to how the SCI might approach the case
Nov 4, 2025
Reservation for Civil Judges | Day 3
Nov 4, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 13
Oct 31, 2025
Discrimination in prisons | Day 2
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Pending
All India Judges Association v Union of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will examine inter-se seniority and promotion stagnation in the Higher Judicial Service, as several states report limited avenues for advancement of Civil Judges
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
Discrimination in Prisons
Pending
In re: Discrimination inside prisons in India
The Court is monitoring steps taken by the Union and state governments to address caste, gender and disability-based discrimination in Indian prisons.
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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
Trending
Analysis
Umar Khalid’s Bail Application Tracker
Tracking activist Umar Khalid's bail applications in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India
Analysis
Personality rights: The law must not overprotect fame
A look at the spate of image-related cases filed by stars—through the prism of the rights to publicity, expression, privacy and livelihood
Analysis
Skill or chance: Will the Supreme Court strike down the Real Money Gaming ban?
By taking the outright ban route, the new Union legislation collapses the tried-and-tested distinction respected by state regulations
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