Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Reservation for Civil Judges in Principal District Judge Posts | Day 1: Petitioners claim inconsistent application of recruitment rules across High Courts
Petitioners urged the Court to strike a balance between promotees and direct recruits in appointment to Principal District Judge posts
Hearing Reports
Vacancies in Information Commissions | Day 1: The delay in filling vacancies is “killing the RTI Act”, petitioners argue
Advocate Prashant Bhushan pointed out that several state commissions have become defunct and have a mounting pendency
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 12: Court says it has ‘no doubt’ ECI will fulfill its responsibility to publish final voter lists; ECI to argue on 4 November
Petitioners flagged missing updates and anomalies in Bihar’s voter rolls, while the Court noted that the SIR was an ongoing exercise
Hearing Reports
Reservations in Principal District Judge post | Constitution Bench to begin arguments on 28 October
The Court will examine inter-seniority and promotion bottlenecks in the Higher Judicial Service, limiting Civil Judges’ advancement
Constitution Bench Live
Analysis
An orderly transition: CJI Gavai recommends Justice Kant as successor
From Chief Justice B.R. Gavai to Justice Surya Kant, the Supreme Court reaffirms its quiet tradition of continuity and convention
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 10 | Issue 4
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five bonus judgements of the Supreme Court from October 2025
Oct 28, 2025
Reservations in Principal District Judge post | Day 1
Oct 9, 2025
Recruitment of District Judges | Judgement Pronouncement
Oct 9, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 11
View allReservation for Civil Judges in Principal District Judge posts
Pending
All India Judges Association v Union of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will examine inter-se seniority and promotion stagnation in the Higher Judicial Service, as several states report limited avenues for advancement of Civil Judges
Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges
Decided
Rejanish K.V. v K. Deepa
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that judicial officers who have previously practised as advocates for at least seven years are eligible for direct recruitment as district judges under the bar quota
Challenge 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
Featured
Chief-in-waiting: New door opened by Collegium in its Justice Bagchi recommendation
If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi
Spotlight
What’s new in the Supreme Court’s latest transparency initiative?
We examine whether the documents released by the Court earlier this week reveal information that was not already in the public domain
Trending
Analysis
Skill or chance: Will the Supreme Court strike down the Real Money Gaming ban?
By taking the outright ban route, the new Union legislation collapses the tried-and-tested distinction respected by state regulations
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
Next 8 Chief Justices of India
If the seniority principle is followed, these 8 Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2031.
Analysis
A tale of a transfer
For the first time, the Collegium has publicly acknowledged that it revisited—and changed—its decision at the Government’s request