Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 21: ECI defends its power to verify citizenship in voter rolls
The ECI argued that the Constitution is citizen-centric and requires exclusion of non-citizens from voter lists
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Bail Applications in the Delhi Riots ‘Larger Conspiracy’ Case | Judgement Matrix
Breaking down the Supreme Court’s ruling denying bail to Khalid and Imam while granting relief to others
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Bail Applications in the Delhi Riots ‘Larger Conspiracy’ Case | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 142-page judgement examining bail standards under the UAPA in the Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case
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Supreme Court rejects Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam’s bail pleas, says continued detention not “constitutionally impermissible”
Bail was granted to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad, citing role and stage of trial
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Analysis
Delhi Air Pollution Crisis | SC directs CAQM to identify causes and place findings in public domain
The Bench refused to grant long adjournments and said it would hear the matter on a continuous basis
Analysis
Timed advocacy
A new SOP caps the length of written submissions and requires counsel to state the time sought for oral arguments
Jan 6, 2026
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 21
Jan 5, 2026
Bail Applications in the Delhi Riots ‘Larger Conspiracy’ Case | Judgement Pronouncement
Dec 15, 2025
Discrimination in prisons | Day 2
View allChallenge 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
Bail Applications in the Delhi Riots ‘Larger Conspiracy’ Case
Decided
Umar Khalid & Ors. v State (NCT of Delhi)
The Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. It granted bail to five others: Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahemd
Discrimination in Prisons
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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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The SC on bail under UAPA and PMLA: a dataset from 2024 and 2025
As the Supreme Court considers the bail plea of Umar Khalid, here’s a ready-reckoner of relevant verdicts from the last couple of years
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Seventy-Five years on: A Constitution still in negotiation
V. Krishna Ananth’s book argues that authoritative tools were a foundational compromise in the Constitution
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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
Supreme Court stays Delhi HC suspension of Sengar’s life sentence
Sengar argued that the IPC definition of ‘public servant’ does not include an MLA; the CBI contended that it must be looked at contextually
Analysis
Supreme Court Review: Top 10 judgements of 2025
This year had it all: from a rare advisory opinion to intra-court reversals; from transgender rights to finer points on judge appointments
Analysis
Supreme Court Issues notice in Umar Khalid’s plea for bail
Umar Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 over conspiracy charges in the 2020 Delhi riots, with repeated rejection of bail pleas