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SC puts ECI on notice, asks petitioners to explain conduct

The Bench sought the ECI’s response to the INDIA bloc’s SIR challenge and asked a Petitioner to explain their conduct during Monday’s march.

Namrata Banerjee

15th Oct 2026

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Delhi CEC protests | SC seeks police orders, considers plea for women-led committee

The Bench declined immediate restoration of Jantar Mantar as a protest site and sought State responses on 46 related petitions

Namrata Banerjee

15th Oct 2026

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Delhi CEC Protests | Live Updates from the Supreme Court

On the extraordinary occasion of a march to the Supreme Court by the Leader of Opposition, we report between Court and the streets

SCO Team

12th Oct 2026

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Shoe-hurling incident: Will the Court exercise Contempt Jurisdiction?

An unprecedented attack targeted CJI BR Gavai, when an advocate hurled a shoe at the Bench. We examine the Contempt of Courts Act.

Advay Vora

23rd Oct 2025

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More than a pea in the shoe

The CJI and the Supreme Court appear unbothered, but there is something a bit more sinister about this week’s shoe-hurling incident

Advay Vora

13th Oct 2025

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Supreme Court and its Contempt Jurisdiction

How much criticism should the Court be able to withstand before it wields its power to punish for the contempt of court?

Gauri Kashyap

6th May 2025

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Mighty broad shoulders

The Supreme Court has reason and precedent to shrug off recent criticism from executive functionaries and maintain its ‘dignified bearing’

Gauri Kashyap

27th Apr 2025

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Supreme Court “pained” by High Court Judge’s “random, gratuitous and unnecessary” remarks

A five-judge special bench expunged the observations made against the top court by Justice Sehrawat of the Punjab and Haryana High Court

Gauri Kashyap

7th Aug 2024

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The Year That Was #2: The 10 Most Important Cases of 2020

In 2020, the Supreme Court charted new legal territory by hearing several significant matters during the pandemic.

Kruthika R

31st Jan 2021

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Prashant Bhushan Sentencing: How Will the Court Rule?

Prashant Bhushan is due to be sentenced tomorrow. The Court has rarely ordered imprisonment

SCO Team

19th Aug 2020

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Where does the Court find its Contempt Power?

Tracing the Courts power to punish for contempt of itself under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 and the Constitution.

Kruthika R

19th Aug 2020

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