Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 12: Court says it has ‘no doubt’ ECI will fulfill its responsibility to publish final voter lists; ECI to argue on 4 November
Petitioners flagged missing updates and anomalies in Bihar’s voter rolls, while the Court noted that the SIR was an ongoing exercise
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Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges| Judgement Matrix
Our matrix brings the key highlights of the judgement which endorsed the direct recruitment of officers under the Bar quota
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Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges | Judgement Summary
We summarise the 139-page judgement which confirmed the eligibility of judicial officers for direct recruitment under the Bar quota
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Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 11: Court reiterates role of para-legal volunteers in assisting voters deleted from electoral rolls
The parties flagged inconsistencies in each other's pleadings, affidavits and data as clock runs out in the run-up to the Bihar elections
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Analysis
A law that transcends time: SC’s retrospective application of Juvenile Justice Act
The Court’s move to protect minors accused before juvenile laws took effect upholds the principle of rehabilitation in criminal law
Analysis
Delhi Pollution Crisis | SC allows limited sale and use of green firecrackers in NCR from 18-21 Oct
The Court directed the authorities to monitor the AQI, water sampling and police patrolling to prevent any violations
Oct 14, 2025
Challenge to the Election Commissioners Act, 2023 | Day 2
Oct 9, 2025
Recruitment of District Judges | Judgement Pronouncement
Oct 9, 2025
Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar | Day 11
View allChallenges to the Appointment of Election Commissioners Act, 2023
Pending
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.
Direct Recruitment of Judicial Officers as District Judges
Decided
Rejanish K.V. v K. Deepa
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that judicial officers who have previously practised as advocates for at least seven years are eligible for direct recruitment as district judges under the bar quota
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
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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
Should certain provisions of the RTE Act apply to Minority Educational Institutions?
By referring its verdict in ‘Pramati’ to a larger Bench, the SC has opened the door to a more egalitarian reading of the right to education
Analysis
The next eight Chief Justices of India: 2025 to 2033
If the seniority principle is followed, these eight Judges will lead the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice till 2033
Analysis
Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Karur stampede, constitutes retired judge-led Oversight Panel
The Court held that the incident which has shaken the national conscience, deserves fair and impartial investigation
Analysis
More than a pea in the shoe
The CJI and the Supreme Court appear unbothered, but there is something a bit more sinister about this week’s shoe-hurling incident