How Justice Bhagwati’s 44-year-old dissent mirrors the state of death penalty in India
There has been significant empirical work demonstrating the inefficacy of the death penalty. In its 75th year, the Court must engage with it
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In a dissent in the Assam citizenship case, Justice Pardiwala proposed it as a ‘third prong’ to test the arbitrariness of a law. We explain.
23rd Oct 2024
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The Court also received updates from the West Bengal government and directed it to detail how civic volunteers are hired within three weeks
15th Oct 2024
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The Court disposed of 79 cases more than in August but didn’t manage to surpass the annual high of July
7th Oct 2024
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The Court has often clarified that Article 142 is not an overriding provision, but the fact is that it has sometimes operated as one
6th Oct 2024
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We map the sequence of events at the Supreme Court over six months which led to Kejriwal’s release in the liquor policy scam
3rd Oct 2024
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The bench reviewed the CBI’s fourth status report in the case and stressed that the deceased doctor’s identity be protected
30th Sep 2024
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Listing at the SC has been plagued by uncertainty. As the Chief nears the end of his tenure, the call for reform is reaching its crescendo
28th Sep 2024
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The court noted that judges had to be aware of their predispositions to deliver fair and objective decisions
25th Sep 2024
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Constitution Bench cases on affirmative action, mining taxes, arbitration and driving licences dominated the Court’s docket in August
6th Sep 2024
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Two recent dissents raised the question about smaller benches referring matters to larger benches. We look at the Court’s jurisprudence.
27th Aug 2024
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It may be cynical to view the Supreme Court’s suo moto cognisance of the Kolkata rape and murder case merely as an optics game
25th Aug 2024
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In July, after summer vacation, the top court closed a long-pending case on mineral royalty and denied a retest of the 2024 NEET UG exam
16th Aug 2024
MoreGayatri Balasamy v ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited
The Supreme Court will decide if courts have the power to modify arbitral awards under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration Act
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Property Owners Association v State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court will decide if private property can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) of the Constitution
MoreNext Hearing: April 23, 2024
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Hrishikesh Roy J, B.V. Nagarathna J, Sudhanshu Dhulia J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J, Rajesh Bindal J, S.C. Sharma J, A.G. Masih J
Jaya Thakur v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioner Act, 2023 is contrary to the Constitution Bench decision in Anoop Baranwal (2023). The Act sets up a committee to nominate members to the ECI.
MoreNext Hearing: March 21, 2024
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Bench:Sanjiv Khanna J, Dipankar Datta J
In Re Interplay Between Arbitration Agreements Under The Arbitration And Conciliation Act 1996 And The Indian Stamp Act 1899
The Supreme Court will decide if an unstamped arbitration agreement is invalid.
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
Arjun Flour Mills v State of Orissa
The Supreme Court will decide whether state governments are constitutionally permitted to collect sales tax based on annual turnover.
MoreNext Hearing: January 9, 2024
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna J, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
There has been significant empirical work demonstrating the inefficacy of the death penalty. In its 75th year, the Court must engage with it
In an intolerant environment, decisions on book bans are increasingly being taken in bureaucratic offices, city streets and village squares
As part of our special series on the Supreme Court’s 75th anniversary, we take a brief look at the lives and times of the first eight judges
How a handful of films have challenged the onscreen notion of Indian judiciary as an infallible arbiter of justice
In his inaugural address, the first Chief Justice said that the new Court would stay away from the ‘spirit of formal or barren legalism.'