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Hearing Reports
West Bengal SIR | SC issues notice on Mamata Banerjee’s plea
The Chief Minister alleged that Bengal was being “targeted” ahead of polls
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Revision of Electoral Rolls | Day 29: Supreme Court reserves judgement
The final day of arguments saw petitioners raise concerns about voter exclusion, citizenship checks and the scope of the ECI’s powers
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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
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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
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Trick or treaty
Last month’s ruling in the Tiger Global case has triggered a scramble to revisit legacy structures in cross-border transactions
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January 2026: Pendency increases by 510 cases
Pendency continued to increase in January 2026, in line with a trend that began in July 2025
Jan 29, 2026
Revision of electoral rolls | Day 29
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Supreme Court stays 2026 UGC equity regulations
Challenged for being “unfair” to general category students, the Bench found that the Regulations were prima facie vague and easy to misuse
Analysis
CLAT 2026 | Allahabad HC decision may reopen a can of worms
As the High Court directs revision of the merit list for CLAT UG 2026, questions on ‘gaps’ in the examination persist
Analysis
SC comes down heavily on WhatsApp and Meta over ‘take it or leave it’ privacy policy
The Bench remarked that the policy was merely a “decent way of committing theft" of user data
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