Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls | Day 28: Petitioners argue that voter ratios fell sharply after revision exercises
Petitioners submitted exclusions were corrected informally by the ECI, challenging claims that no appeals were filed
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls | Day 27: ECI says voter verification is not disenfranchisement, India not a ‘banana republic’
Defending Bihar’s electoral roll revision, ECI says scrutiny of voters is unavoidable where eligibility is in question
Hearing Reports
SC permits simultaneous prayers at Bhojshala-Kamal Maula site
The Bench directed suitable arrangements to be made and refrained from entering into merits of the subject matter
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls | Day 26: Petitions should be dismissed at a “special cost,” argues ECI
The ECI submitted that it had implemented the Court’s directions on SIR in other states
Republic Day Special
Analysis
Supreme Court confronts student suicide “epidemic”
After the vague mental-health guidelines of July 2025, the SC’s latest directions to educational institutions are more sharply focused
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 1 | Issue 4
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 19 January to 24 January 2026
Jan 28, 2026
Revision of electoral rolls | Day 28
Jan 28, 2026
Challenge to Anti-Conversion Laws | Day 3
Jan 22, 2026
Constitutionality of Waqf Amendment Act | Day 6
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
Constitutionality of Anti-Conversion Laws
Pending
Citizens for Justice and Peace v State of Uttar Pradesh
The Court will decide if the anti-conversion laws passed by multiple States including Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are constitutionally valid.
Constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
Pending
In re: Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
The Court will decide whether the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, violates the freedom of religious denominations to manage their affairs. The decision will determine the degree of the Union’s control over the management of Waqf properties.
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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
Spotlight
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
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
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 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
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R.G. Kar Medical College rape and murder case: Updates from the Supreme Court
Everything that happened at the Supreme Court over five days of hearings in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case