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When SCOTUS refused to advise the President
Recently, the Indian President referred questions to the SC. It’s an opportunity to revisit an instance in another country at another time
27th Jun 2025

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Almost all questions in presidential reference have been answered in TN Governor Judgement
The reference to the SC amounts to relitigating questions on the scope of presidential and gubernatorial powers around assent to state Bills
27th Jun 2025

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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
26th Jun 2025

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Supreme Court grants ₹5 lakhs compensation for delay in prisoner’s release after bail
The Bench rebuked prison authorities for delaying release on “hyper-technical” grounds
26th Jun 2025

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The constitutional sanction for preventive detention reeks of a fear of freedom
On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, it’s clear that half-hearted attempts to ‘reform’ Article 22 won’t cut it—deletion is the answer
26th Jun 2025

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On civil liberties and the Supreme Court, there is little to celebrate since the Emergency
Fifty years since the Emergency, a reflection on personal liberty from the lens of the UNHRC’s periodic review of ICCPR implementation
25th Jun 2025

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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 6 | Issue 3
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable bonus judgements from January to May 2025
23rd Jun 2025

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The Right to Truth (Serum)
The Supreme Court clarified whether an accused person had a right seek a voluntary narco-analysis test to lead evidence
23rd Jun 2025