journal

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The Constitution of India turns 75: A Diamond Jubilee Commemoration

The Bar Association of India launched a commemorative volume in collaboration with the Supreme Court Observer

SCO Team

4th Sep 2025

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What is the role of ‘constitutional morality’ in legal interpretation?

In this excerpt from a longer essay, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium writes that Indian courts developed this tool to uphold rights

Gopal Subramanium

4th Sep 2025

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basic structure

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How the Supreme Court used the Basic Structure Doctrine in the EWS judgement

This excerpt from a longer essay analyses why the Court held that reservation based on economic criteria was valid

Sudhir Krishnaswamy

4th Sep 2025

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Launch Event | Supreme Court at 75: The Journey So Far

A commemorative book of essays was launched at the 2nd International Rule of Law Conference hosted by the Bar Association of India

SCO Team

3rd Sep 2025

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symbolism

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Symbolism and statements

Reversing two administrative moves of the Chandrachud term, CJI Gavai recently remarked that the Court is returning to its ‘original avatar'

R. Sai Spandana

8th Jun 2025

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Supreme Court at 75

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Curtains fall on Supreme Court’s Diamond Jubilee year

A ceremonial bench gathered to mark the completion of the 75th year of the Supreme Court. We bring you highlights from the speeches

R. Sai Spandana

28th Jan 2025

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September

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Monthly Review: September 2024

In September, the Court granted bail to two state ministers and heard cases on the R.G. Kar incident, bulldozer demolitions and child rights

Kevin Sebastian

3rd Oct 2024

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book bans

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Master of the Roster, book bans, representation

The latest offerings in our Court at 75 series: an analysis on bench allocation, a long-read on book bans and a video on gender diversity

Advay Vora

17th Sep 2024

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Waving flag

A quick look at the value of judicial symbolism in the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s recent unveiling of a new flag and insignia

Sushovan Patnaik

8th Sep 2024

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August

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Monthly Review: August 2024

Constitution Bench cases on affirmative action, mining taxes, arbitration and driving licences dominated the Court’s docket in August

Kevin Sebastian

6th Sep 2024

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The Supreme Court at 75: Stories new and old

This Independence Day weekend, dip into a series tracing the embattled origins, testy adolescence and fraught adulthood of the top court

Gauri Kashyap

19th Aug 2024

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suo moto

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Special Benches and suo moto hearings

The sub-classification decision has dominated Supreme Court coverage but here’s a recap of other noteworthy developments in August so far

R. Sai Spandana

11th Aug 2024

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75 Years of the Supreme Court

The First Eight

As part of our special series on the Supreme Court’s 75th anniversary, we take a brief look at the lives and times of the first eight judges

R. Sai Spandana