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Privacy: A Recurring Theme In Justice Chandrachud’s Landmark Judgments
Justice Chandrachud has played a vital role in cementing right to privacy as a fundamental right, by invoking it in important Judgments
22nd Oct 2022
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Fundamental Duties: Court in Review
Fundamental Duties are duties that citizens owe to the State. They cannot be enforced in a court of law.
29th Mar 2022
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Subhash Reddy, First SC Judge from Telangana Retires
Justice Subhash Reddy retired today after three years and two months at the Supreme Court. He was elevated in November 2018.
4th Jan 2022
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The Supreme Court on Sedition: Regulate or Remove?
The Supreme Court in Kedarnath Singh (1962) restricted the scope of sedition law. Now the constitutionality of the law has been questioned.
10th Jun 2021
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Sedition: 6 Must Reads
In this post we curate a list of must reads that look into the history, evolution and application of sedition law in the Indian context.
10th Jun 2021
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Sabarimala Temple Entry Case: 4 Must Reads
4 articles which conclusively examine the Supreme Courts Sabarimala Verdict.
15th Oct 2018
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Next Hearing: April 4, 2022
Last Updated: 20220307
Bench:S.K. Kaul J, M.M. Sundresh 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.
MoreNext Hearing: August 17, 2022
Last Updated: 20211026
Bench:L.N. Rao J, Sanjiv Khanna J, B.R. Gavai J
Sabarimala Temple Entry
Decided
Indian Young Lawyers’ Association v State of Kerala
The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Sabarimala Temple's custom of prohibiting women in their 'menstruating years' from entering.
MoreLast Updated: 20191114
Bench:Dipak Misra CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar J, Rohinton Nariman J, D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Indu Malhotra J
Whatsapp-Facebook Privacy
Pending
Karmanya Singh Sareen v Union of India
The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to WhatsApps privacy policy for violating the right to privacy. The policy permits WhatsApp to share data with Facebook and all its group companies for the purposes of commercial advertising and marketing.
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Last Updated: 20170607
Bench:K.M. Joseph J, Ajay Rastogi J, Aniruddha Bose J, Hrishikesh Roy J, C.T. Ravikumar J