Giving the green signal: The Supreme Court and the environment
The Court has relied on judicial innovation but the development imperative prevents it from committing to eco-centrism in an era of crisis
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Court Data
Sitting judges of the Supreme Court will serve an average tenure of 5.1 years
The highest tenure spans 8.2 years, while the lowest tenure is as short as 3 years
19th Jun 2025
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Extra-judicial ban on ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka is contrary to rule of law, says SC
The top court transferred the case pending before the Karnataka High Court to itself while granting the state one day to respond
17th Jun 2025
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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 6 | Issue 2
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable judgements from 1 June to 15 June 2025
17th Jun 2025
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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
17th Jun 2025
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Symbolism and statements
Reversing two administrative moves of the Chandrachud term, CJI Gavai recently remarked that the Court is returning to its ‘original avatar'
8th Jun 2025
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Are Partial Court Working Days Benches different from Vacation Benches?
The new nomenclature for Vacation Benches has not changed the Supreme Court’s perception about its functioning during summer
4th Jun 2025
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What’s in a name?
The Court’s rebranding of Vacation Benches is a response to public criticism. But the terms of the discourse need a fundamental shift
2nd Jun 2025
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15 times the President referred questions to the Supreme Court
What kinds of issues have been referred to the SC? When did the SC decline to provide an opinion? SCO’s compilation has all the key details
28th May 2025
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Members of the Supreme Court Collegium as of May 2025
The Supreme Court collegium is now headed by CJI B.R. Gavai and will soon include a fourth woman member
19th May 2025
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Modification of arbitral awards: a practitioner’s perspective
The recent Constitution Bench decision reaffirms speed and economy but it has a flipside that could threaten the finality principle
13th May 2025
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What’s new in the Supreme Court’s latest transparency initiative?
We examine whether the documents released by the Court earlier this week reveal information that was not already in the public domain
9th May 2025
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A substantial question of law
Why wasn’t the TN Governor Case referred to a Constitution Bench?
6th May 2025
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Gayatri Balasamy v ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited
The Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority held that courts have a limited power to modify an arbitral award under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration Act
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Bench:Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, P.V. Sanjay Kumar J, K.V. Viswanathan J, A.G. Masih J
Nature of Private Property
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Property Owners Association v State of Maharashtra
The Supreme Court unanimously held that Article 31C as upheld in Kesavananada Bharati (1973) remains in the Constitution after the decision in Minerva Mills (1980). The majority also held that not all privately owned property is a "material resource of the community" in an 8:1 majority.
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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.
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In Re Interplay Between Arbitration Agreements Under The Arbitration And Conciliation Act 1996 And The Indian Stamp Act 1899
A seven-judge bench held that an unstamped arbitration agreement is not void ab initio
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, 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.
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, S.K. Kaul J, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
Constitutionality of the FRA
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Wildlife First v Union of India
The Supreme Court is assessing the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act 2006.
MoreNext Hearing: August 30, 2022
Last Updated: 20190912
75 Years of the Supreme Court
Sushovan Patnaik
The Supreme Court as protagonist in a ‘crip’ story: some plaudits, some anxieties
In its 75 years, the SC has struggled to accommodate those disabled who don’t fit the pre-decided rubrics of the neo-liberal nation-state
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
“Appealing to prurient interests”: Book bans, the courts, the mob
In an intolerant environment, decisions on book bans are increasingly being taken in bureaucratic offices, city streets and village squares
The First Eight
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
Trial by Cinema
How a handful of films have challenged the onscreen notion of Indian judiciary as an infallible arbiter of justice
Justice Kania’s inaugural speech on the establishment of the Supreme Court
In his inaugural address, the first Chief Justice said that the new Court would stay away from the ‘spirit of formal or barren legalism.'