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inter-faith

Analysis

SC grants bail in Uttarakhand inter-faith marriage case

The SC's grant of bail in an inter-faith marriage case highlights the need to hear long-pending challenges to anti-conversion laws

V. Venkatesan

17th Jun 2025

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Analysis

A revenue ‘stream’ for states

A recent Supreme Court judgement upheld an added financial burden imposed by states on DTH providers through an “entertainment tax”

Advay Vora

15th Jun 2025

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Analysis

Supreme Court directs implementation of Domestic Violence Act

The Court responded positively to the plea by an NGO to flagging inconsistencies

V. Venkatesan

5th Jun 2025

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woman

Analysis

The ‘first woman’ problem

A century after winning the right to practice law, women in the highest ranks of the judiciary remain the exception, not the norm

Manasi Shah

9th Mar 2025

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sensitive

Analysis

Stigma and sensitivity

A recent decision of the Supreme Court highlighted the need to create a more sensitive work environment for women in the judiciary

R. Sai Spandana

2nd Mar 2025

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split

Analysis

A split verdict, a compromised burial

The Court’s operative order in a case concerning a man’s right to be buried in his own village sets a bad precedent for split verdicts

Sushovan Patnaik

3rd Feb 2025

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industrial

Analysis

One size need not fit all: The possible consequences of the industrial alcohol judgement

The decision heralds a welcome shift in jurisprudence by giving states power to regulate the misuse of industrial spirits in potable liquor

M. Jannani

12th Nov 2024

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Women in the Supreme Court

Analysis

And then there were two

75 years and 276 judges later, the number of women at the top court remains a shocking low of 4 percent

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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mineral

Analysis

‘Race to the bottom’: The possible consequences of the mineral royalty judgement

The retrospective application of the decision to allow states to tax mines and minerals could have first- and second-order economic impacts

M. Jannani

23rd Aug 2024

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revenue

Analysis

A new avenue for state revenue

A nine-judge bench in one of the longest pending cases confirmed that only states have the power to tax mineral-bearing land

R. Sai Spandana

28th Jul 2024

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hindu marriage Supreme Court

Analysis

‘Song and dance’ about ‘wining and dining’

The facts of a case can get lost in screaming headlines and turf wars on social media, as they did for a Supreme Court case on marriage

Leena Gita Reghunath

12th May 2024

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Justice Nagarathna on diversity in the supreme court

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“When it comes to women advocates, the family has to cooperate”: Justice B.V. Nagarathana

In a conversation with SCO, Justice Nagarathna spoke about women in the judiciary, access to justice in the digital age and more.

R. Sai Spandana

27th Nov 2023

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