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Electoral Bonds, contempt petition, supreme court

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Proportionality: Tried and Tested

In ruling that the Electoral Bond Scheme is invalid, the Court applied the double proportionality test to balance between fundamental rights

19th Feb 2024

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Justice S.K. Kaul’s Notable Judgements

In a judicial career spanning 20 years, Justice Kaul’s judgements deeply impacted freedom and autonomy

26th 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

8th Nov 2023

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search and seizure

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Guidelines for search and seizure of digital devices a must under right to privacy, Supreme Court says

Supreme Court directs Union to frame guidelines for search and seizure of digital devices by investigative agencies

7th Nov 2023

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SCO Explains: The plea for marriage equality judgement

A five-judge bench rejected the plea for queer persons right to marry in India. What did the Court say?

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23rd Oct 2023

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Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: A missed opportunity for horizontal equality

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 wasted an opportunity to bolster the right to privacy for marginalised and vulnerable groups.

23rd Aug 2023

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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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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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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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The Right to Privacy in Our Republic: A Talk at Ranga Shankara

5 years after the Supreme Court recognised privacy as a Fundamental Right, we discussed how the right came to be, and what it means.

6th Sep 2022

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Foundation for Media Professionals v Union of India

The Supreme Court is hearing a petition by the Foundation for Media Professionals requesting model guidelines regulating search and seizure of digital devices

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Bench:S.K. Kaul J, Sudhanshu Dhulia J

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Youth For Equality v State Of Bihar.

The Supreme Court will decide whether the Bihar government has the authority to carry out a caste-based survey.

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Next Hearing: September 4, 2023

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Bench:Sanjiv Khanna J, S.V. Bhatti J

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