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Essential Religious Practices: Court in Review
The evolution of Supreme Court jurisprudence on the essential religious practices (ERP) doctrine over 19 cases
4th May 2026
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Verbosity and repetitions
Did the Sabarimala hearings pass the litmus test of Court mandated timelines?
2nd May 2026
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The PIL’s “retreat”
The Solicitor General mistakes filing convenience for the social equity PIL was built to secure
13th Apr 2026
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Eight years later, Sabarimala is back in the Supreme Court
The Court will start hearing the review petition on 7 April. Here are the key aspects of the 2018 verdict that will be under scrutiny
13th Mar 2026
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Nine-judge Summer
The much-awaited listing of the two nine-judge cases in the Supreme Court comes with a formal cap on hearing days
22nd Feb 2026
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Supreme Court Observer Workshop at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences
SCO’s workshop is designed to help students understand the Supreme Court as an institution and its work through judgements
11th Nov 2024
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The top 10 judgements of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
A subjective list of 10 (plus five bonus mentions) of the outgoing Chief Justice of India’s most important judgements in the Supreme Court
8th Nov 2024
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“In choosing the essential practices test, Indian courts have shaded out alternative doctrinal approaches”: Mathew John
The author of ‘India’s Communal Constitution’ on the balance between individual rights, religious identities and the Uniform Civil Code
11th Jan 2024
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Supreme Court Review 2023: Religion and Culture
The Court’s performance this year was more defined by what it didn’t do than what it did—no hearing for the Hijab Ban and Sabarimala cases
6th Jan 2024
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SC Lists 25 Constitution Bench Cases for September
The Supreme Court will hear 25 of 41 pending five-Judge Constitution Bench cases from August 29th, 2022, as Justice U.U. Lalit becomes CJI.
24th Aug 2022
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Reviewing Ramana: the CJI Anniversary Edition
DESK BRIEF: CJI N.V. Ramana is set to retire on August 26th 2022, after which Justice U.U. Lalit will assume the CJI’s office.
24th Apr 2022
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With 5 Months Left in his Tenure, CJI Unlikely to Hear Key Cases on Federalism, Personal Liberty
Ramana CJI will retire on August 26th 2022. We look at important cases pending before his Bench that he inherited from former CJIs.
24th Mar 2022
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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, Rohinton Nariman J, A.M. Khanwilkar J, D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Indu Malhotra J
Sabarimala Review
Pending
Kantaru Rajeevaru v Indian Young Lawyers’ Association
A nine-judge Constitution Bench will decide the correctness of a 2018 judgement which held that barring the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple was unconstitutional
MoreNext Hearing: April 7, 2026
Last Updated: 20210608
Bench:Surya Kant CJI, B.V. Nagarathna J, M.M. Sundresh J, Ahsanuddin Amanullah J, Aravind Kumar J, A.G. Masih J, P.B. Varale J, R. Mahadevan J, Joymalya Bagchi J