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Does the Constitution protect MLAs from charges of bribery?

A 7-judge Bench will examine if MLAs who accept bribes to vote in a house of legislature enjoy immunity from prosecution.

27th Sep 2023

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Analysis

Digital Data Protection Act 2023: Five Must Reads

SCO curates five pieces that cast a critical eye on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

21st Aug 2023

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Channel

Union v Local Government: Battle for Delhi’s Governance

Who should have the power to govern Delhi? In this episode of SCO Explains, we dive into the clash over control, and try and understand why

Analysis

SC Judgment Review 2021: Legislative Competence

We discuss three judgments in which the Court defined the extent of the powers of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.

27th Dec 2021

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Analysis

Central Vista Redevelopment: 4 Must Reads

Court grants clearance to Central Vista redevelopment project and construction of new parliament building.

13th Jan 2021

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Court Data

Since 1950 How Many Times has the Parliament Increased the Strength of the Bench?

This post outlines the process of increasing the number of judges in the Supreme Court.

20th Jul 2020

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Analysis

CAA: 5 Must Reads

Five articles that offer a substantive analysis of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

18th Feb 2020

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cases

Kalpana Mehta v Union of India

The Court held that there can be limited reliance placed on a Parliamentary Standing Committee Report during judicial proceedings.

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Partap Singh Bajwa v Chairman Rajya Sabha

The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha rejected an impeachment motion against a judge despite the motion having support of the requisite number of MPs.

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Nabam Rebia v Deputy Speaker

The Supreme Court settled the question of governor's discretion and the 'scope' of judicial review over governor's functions.

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Aadhaar Review

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Beghar Foundation v Justice K.S. Puttuswamy (Ret'd)

The Supreme Court dismissed a set of review petitions challenging the Court’s 2018 Aadhaar judgment where the Court upheld the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016. Justice Chandrachud dissented.

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State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh

A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..

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