Case | Hearing Report | Sabarimala Review

“PILs cannot become a route to question faith,” Singhvi argues

The Court said it would be difficult to declare beliefs followed by millions as wrong, questioning challenges to religious practices

Analysis

SC stays three death sentences, orders full mitigation inquiry

The High Court confirmed the death penalty without considering mitigating factors, probation, or conduct reports.

Analysis

Quit before the verdict: The judicial accountability gap

Justice Yashwant Varma's exit revives a constitutional lacuna that has remained unresolved for 15 years

Court Data | Collegium Story | Part 1

46% of SC judges were members

The first publicly available dataset on the Supreme Court Collegium reveals 89 members over 33 years

SCO.LR

2026 | Volume 4 | Issue 2

In this Issue, we have shortlisted five unmissable judgements from 6 April to 10 April

Sabarimala Review

Pending

Kantaru Rajeevaru v Indian Young Lawyers’ Association

A nine-judge Constitution Bench will decide the correctness of a 2018 judgement which held that barring the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple was unconstitutional

Citizenship Amendment Act

Pending

Indian Union Muslim League v Union of India

The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

Definition of “Industry”

Pending

State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh

A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..

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