Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Justice Varma’s Challenge | Judgement Summary
The Court dismissed Justice Yashwant Varma's petition challenging the legality of the in-house procedure
Hearing Reports
Review of SC’s Vijay Madanlal Judgement | Day 2: Petitioner’s grounds don’t meet maintainability threshold, argues ED
The Bench flagged the Enforcement Directorate’s poor conviction rate, warning the agency not to act like a “crook”
Hearing Reports
Review of SC’s Vijay Madanlal Judgement | Day 1: Bench determines scope of issues in the review petition
The Bench will begin arguments by first determining the maintainability of the review petitions before addressing the wider issues
Hearing Reports
Justice Varma’s Challenge | Day 2: Supreme Court reserves judgement in challenge to in-house procedure
The Division Bench observed that Justice Varma’s petition and conduct does not inspire confidence
SCO Channel
Analysis
Off the cuff
Casual remarks and comments are a part of the judicial discovery process. But propriety demands that judges be wary of tone and word choices
Analysis
SC directs Union to frame pan-India guidelines for pedestrian safety
The Court warned that if the Union does not frame the necessary guidelines by 1 September, it would do so on its own
Aug 7, 2025
PMLA Judgement Review | Day 2
Aug 12, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 3
Aug 19, 2025
Governor and President’s Powers | Day 3
View allReview of the SC’s ‘Vijay Madanlal’ judgement
Pending
Karti P. Chidambaram v Enforcement Directorate
The Supreme Court will partly review its decision in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v Union of India, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Challenge to the ECI’s Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar
Pending
Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India
The Supreme Court will decide if the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls is arbitrary and unconstitutional
Presidential Reference on Powers of the Governor and President
Pending
Re: Assent, Withholding, or Reservation of Bills by the Governor and President of India
A five-judge Constitution Bench will examine a Presidential reference that questions the Court's authority to impose deadlines for the Governor and President under Articles 200 and 201 of the Constitution.
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Chief-in-waiting: New door opened by Collegium in its Justice Bagchi recommendation
If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi
Spotlight
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
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Analysis
Supreme Court defends Himachal Pradesh’s ecology
A Division Bench expressed serious concern about the unregulated tourism industry in the hill state
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R.G. Kar Medical College rape and murder case: Updates from the Supreme Court
Everything that happened at the Supreme Court over five days of hearings in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case
Analysis
Next 8 Chief Justices of India
If the seniority principle is followed, these 8 Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2031.
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 8 | Issue 1
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 28 July to 2 August 2025