Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Governor and President’s Powers | Day 7: Indefinite withholding of assent would upset the constitutional scheme, Tamil Nadu argues
The Union argued against the power of states to approach the Supreme Court under its writ jurisdiction challenging the actions of Governor
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 6: SC questions if an expansive reading of ‘withholding powers’ could stall money bills
Counsel supporting the Presidential Reference submitted that the Court could not set timelines to address delays
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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 6: Supreme Court directs political parties to assist excluded voters in filing claims
The Court dismissed demands to extend the 1 September deadline for filing claims and objections to the draft electoral rolls
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Governor and President’s Powers | Day 5: ‘What can Court do if Governor refuses assent?’: SC asks Union
The Court questioned if silence or delay by a Governor could amount to a “pocket veto,” despite the Union’s denial.
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Analysis
Do former judges make better arbitrators?
In this excerpt from his essay on the SC and arbitration, Amit George details pressing issues around judicial intervention and restraint
Analysis
How the Aadhaar case remained on ice
In this excerpt from a longer essay, Usha Ramanthan details delays and flagrant violations of judicial orders in the UIDAI litigation
Sep 2, 2025
Governor and President’s Powers | Day 8
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Reasonable work hours for residential doctors | Day 1
Aug 22, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 6
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Pending
Re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and President of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench will examine a Presidential reference that questions the Court's authority to impose deadlines for the Governor and President under Articles 200 and 201 of the Constitution.
Reasonable Work Hours for Resident Doctors
Pending
United Doctors Front v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if continued violation of duty-hour norms breach resident doctors’ fundamental rights under Article 21
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
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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
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Analysis
Final until it’s not: The Supreme Court’s beating retreat
The Court’s quick reversals in three recent cases raise questions about procedure, legitimacy, and finality
Analysis
Mid-term review: The CJI edition
In his term so far, B.R. Gavai has been at pains to stress equality between his office and puisne judges—and between the SC and the HCs
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
Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justices Alok Aradhe and Vipul M Pancholi to the top Court
One of the judges recommended by the collegium will go on to serve as the Chief Justice of India in October 2031