Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
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
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 12: Court says it has ‘no doubt’ ECI will fulfill its responsibility to publish final voter lists; ECI to argue on 4 November
Petitioners flagged missing updates and anomalies in Bihar’s voter rolls, while the Court noted that the SIR was an ongoing exercise
Hearing Reports
Reservations in Principal District Judge post | Constitution Bench to begin arguments on 28 October
The Court will examine inter-seniority and promotion bottlenecks in the Higher Judicial Service, limiting Civil Judges’ advancement
Hearing Reports
Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges| Judgement Matrix
Our matrix brings the key highlights of the judgement which endorsed the direct recruitment of officers under the Bar quota
SCO Channel
Analysis
How India’s judiciary tried to shape its own independence
Tensions between the Judiciary and the Executive over appointments were brewing even as the Constitution was being drafted
Analysis
The annual haze
This year, the SC tweaked its approach to firecrackers from prohibition to regulation. Early signs suggest that the ‘test’ may have failed
Oct 14, 2025
Challenge to the Election Commissioners Act, 2023 | Day 2
Oct 9, 2025
Recruitment of District Judges | Judgement Pronouncement
Oct 9, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 11
View allChallenges 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.
Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges
Decided
Rejanish K.V. v K. Deepa
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that judicial officers who have previously practised as advocates for at least seven years are eligible for direct recruitment as district judges under the bar quota
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
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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
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
A tale of a transfer
For the first time, the Collegium has publicly acknowledged that it revisited—and changed—its decision at the Government’s request
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
Analysis
Next 8 Chief Justices of India
If the seniority principle is followed, these 8 Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2031.