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Supreme Court Review 2023: Gender Discrimination and Personal Liberty
In a concerning year for personal liberty, the Court took on gender stereotypes but undid its progressive jurisprudence in an abortion case
30th Dec 2023
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Supreme Court Cases on the rights of LGBTQIA+ Persons
We trace the evolution of the rights for Queer persons across 4 landmark judgments, and a 5th pending case before the SC.
17th Jun 2023
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A Tale of Empowerment of People with Mental Disability: Part 1
In Ravindra Dhariwal v. UoI, the SC reincarnated Article 14 with ideas of inclusive equality reasonable accommodation of disabled persons.
23rd May 2023
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The Uses and Abuses of Marital Privacy
How strong is the marital privacy argument to justify marital rape exception in a post-Puttaswamy era?
22nd May 2023
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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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Hijab Ban Challenges: Here We Go Again
DESK BRIEF: Dhulia J emphasised that ‘finality is a good thing, but Justice is better' in an opinion that will prolong the Hijab Ban saga.
17th Oct 2022
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Looking Ahead: Key SC Cases 2022
The Supreme Court in 2022 is poised to address key questions on reservations, terror, and freedom of the press.
31st Dec 2021
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Key Supreme Court Judgments 2021
We review the SC's most significant judgments in 2021.
29th Dec 2021
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SC Judgment Review 2021: Equality
In 2021, the Supreme Court issued three important judgments on substantive equality.
21st Dec 2021
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In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Union's abrogation of Article 370 which removed the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J
Plea for Marriage Equality
Decided
Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. v Union of India
The five-judge bench upheld the validity of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and held that the right to marry is not a fundamental right for queer persons.
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, S.R. Bhat J, Hima Kohli J, P.S. Narasimha J
Reservation in Promotion
Pending
Jarnail Singh v Lacchmi Narain Gupta
The Court looked into whether reservations for SCs and STs should extend to promotions, by assessing its 2006 Nagaraj judgment. It will now give clarifications on its 2018 judgment. The clarifications will determine how inadequate representation can be quantified through data.
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Last Updated: 20211026
Bench:L.N. Rao J, Sanjiv Khanna J, B.R. Gavai J