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SCBA elections 2024: Has Kapil Sibal’s last minute entry changed the game?

As the Supreme Court Bar Association prepares to vote its new leaders on 16 May, we bring you the contenders, the issues, and the odds

V. Venkatesan

14th May 2024

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Analysis

What are the interim bail conditions for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal?

The Supreme Court observed that Kejriwal was not a threat to society as he had no criminal antecedents

Advay Vora

10th May 2024

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Analysis

Five election-related cases in the Court’s docket in the run-up to the 2024 polls

The what, when and why of the top court’s decisions in these key cases could have significant ramifications on India’s electoral landscape

Tushar Kohli

8th Feb 2024

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“An unequal playing field will not disappear once we have transparency”: Dr. Udit Bhatia on the Electoral Bonds Scheme

Bhatia argues that the democratic dividends of transparency are going to be lost if parties continue having disproportionate campaign power

Gauri Kashyap

21st Dec 2023

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Challenge to the Electoral Bonds Scheme | Day 1

On Day 1, petitioners argued that anonymous corporate funding decimates a representative democracy

Gauri Kashyap

8th Nov 2023

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Analysis

SC Subverts Maharashtra’s Latest Attempt to Postpone Local Elections

With elections pending in nearly 2,500 local bodies, SC raps Maharashtra for abdicating its constitutional duty again.

Ayushi Saraogi

4th May 2022

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Analysis

Juggling Security and Freedoms at the SC

DESK BRIEF: SCO explores the fine line between security and Constitutional freedoms that the SC is set to draw across cases.

Aarathi Ganesan

11th Mar 2022

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Analysis

SC Offers Hope for OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Municipal Elections

The Maharashtra government was directed to submit data justifying its OBC reservation policy to the State Commission for Backward Castes.

Ayushi Saraogi

20th Jan 2022

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Analysis

Key Supreme Court Judgments 2021

We review the SC's most significant judgments in 2021.

Analysis

Aadhaar Link to Voter Lists — What has the Supreme Court said?

Does Aadhaar's link to electoral rolls contravene the Court's privacy jurisprudence?

Analysis

State Election Commissioners Should be Independent, Non-State Officers, Justice Nariman Holds

Court holds that State Election Commissioners must be independent and must not be officers who are employed by the State.

Mihir R

30th Mar 2021

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Analysis

#6: VVPAT

Petition before Supreme Court to direct the Election Commission of India to verify a higher number of VVPAT slips.

Balu Nair and Jai Brunner

10th Feb 2020

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Jaya Thakur v Union of India

The Supreme Court will decide if the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023 is contrary to the Constitution Bench decision in Anoop Baranwal (2023). The Act sets up a committee to nominate members to the ECI.

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Next Hearing: March 21, 2024

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Bench:Sanjiv Khanna J, Dipankar Datta J

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