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Privacy versus transparency: the electoral bonds story
DESK BRIEF: The choice between donor confidentiality and voter’s right to information will be crucial as we head towards the 2024 elections
5th Nov 2023
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Shiv Sena Rift and the SC’s Constitution Bench Judgement
SCO Explains the rift within the Shiv Sena. We then discuss the 5-Judge Bench decision that marks an important chapter in anti-defection law
20th May 2023
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Analysis
SCO Shorts: Challenge to Appointments in the Election Commission of India
A 5-Judge Bench is deciding whether the appointment process in the ECI is unconstitutional and must be reformed.
24th Nov 2022
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Analysis
Supreme Court Observer Workshop at the National School of Journalism and Public Discourse
The SCO Team conducted a workshop at NSoJ on the Supreme Court and its role in India’s constitutional democracy.
27th Jun 2022
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Analysis
MLA Suspension in Maharashtra: A Threat to Democracy?
DESK BRIEF: The SC observed that suspension of Assembly members for long periods through majority resolutions threatened democracy.
12th Jan 2022
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Analysis
SC Judgment Review 2021: Elections and Democracy
In State of Goa v Fouziya Imtiaz Sheikh the Court emphasised that an independent Election Commission is key to India’s democracy.
22nd Dec 2021
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Analysis
The Supreme Court in Review, 2019
"The Supreme Court in Review" brings together academics, students and lawyers across the country to discuss landmark judgments of the Court.
11th Dec 2019
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Electoral Bonds
Pending
Association for Democratic Reforms v Union of India
The Supreme Court is deciding whether the current electoral bonds scheme facilitates anonymous corporate funding to political parties and whether it was wrongly certified as a Finance Act. The Court's decision will affect transparency in election funding.
MoreNext Hearing: November 1, 2023
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna J, B.R. Gavai J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J