Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar| Day 16: SC asks petitioners to avoid directing“sweeping assertions” against the Election Commission
Petitioners argued that reasons such as “rapid urbanisation” and “migration” are not sufficient to warrant an intensive revision of rolls
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Supreme Court refuses blanket extension for Waqf property registration
The Bench directed applicants to approach Waqf Tribunals to seek an extension of the deadline for registration on UMEED portal
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Vacancies in Information Commission | Day 3: No movement by states in filling vacancies, petitioners argue
The Court sought compliance reports from states detailing steps taken by state governments to fill vacancies in the commissions
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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 15: SIR exercise subverts Parliamentary will, argue petitioners
Petitioners argued that the SIR reverses statutory burdens and goes beyond those permitted by the Representation of the People Act
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Analysis
Vanashakti Review: Demoting the law to a suggestion
In permitting retrospective environmental clearances, the Court subverts legal principles and turns the rule of precedents on its head
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
Nov 20, 2025
Governor and President’s Powers | Judgement Pronouncement
Nov 19, 2025
Validity of Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 | Judgement Pronouncement
Nov 19, 2025
Reservation for Civil Judges | Judgement Pronouncement
View allPresidential Reference on Powers of the Governor and President
Decided
Re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and President of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench held that the Governor can exercise three options on bills presented for assent and cannot withhold them indefinitely. It also held that the actions of the Governor and President are non-justiciable
Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
Decided
Madras Bar Association v Union of India
The Court struck down provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 on the ground that Parliament had reintroduced provisions that were previously declared unconstitutional by the Court.
Reservation for Civil Judges in Principal District Judge posts
Decided
All India Judges Association v Union of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench framed binding guidelines for determining seniority in the Higher Judicial Service.
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Article 21 remains a divided promise in the Supreme Court’s bail jurisprudence
The selective reading of liberty in UAPA and PMLA cases hinges on the accused’s identity. A ‘Khalid Test’ could offer a course correction
Spotlight
Should certain provisions of the RTE Act apply to Minority Educational Institutions?
By referring its verdict in ‘Pramati’ to a larger Bench, the SC has opened the door to a more egalitarian reading of the right to education
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Analysis
SC upholds dismissal of Christian army officer for refusing to enter temple sanctum
The Bench turned down the request for full hearing; upheld HC reasoning that issue was not one of religious freedom but military obedience
Analysis
Who is Justice Surya Kant?: The making of the 53rd Chief Justice
We take a brief look at the background of the new Supreme Court Chief—and his time as an advocate and a judge in the Punjab & Haryana HC
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
The Supreme Court’s retreat from holding Governors accountable
In its advisory opinion on Governors’ assent to state bills, a five-judge Bench of the SC has erased the gains made in TN Governor