75 Years of the Supreme Court

Celebrating 75 years of the Supreme Court

In the 75th year of the Supreme Court, we are introducing a special series showcasing the institution through a cultural and critical lens

75 Years of the Supreme Court

Justice Kania holds the Supreme Court for the first time

In his inaugural address, the first Chief Justice said that the new Court would stay away from the ‘spirit of formal or barren legalism'

75 Years of the Supreme Court

Justice In Circles

How architecture, history, and tradition inform the duality of Indian courts

75 Years of the Supreme Court

Freedom of Speech and Constitutional Nostalgia

A look at one of the SC’s earliest landmark decisions and its fallout warns against an uncritical veneration of our constitutional past

75 Years of the Supreme Court

Trial by Cinema

How a handful of films have challenged the onscreen notion of Indian judiciary as an infallible arbiter of justice

Nature of private property

Pending

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

Freebies in Electoral Democracy and Welfare State

Pending

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v Union of India

The Supreme Court is hearing challenges against the practice of offering and distributing freebies during election campaigns. The Court's decision will determine how political parties contest elections in India.

Appointment of Arbitrators by Ineligible Persons

Pending

Central Organisation For Railway Electrification v ECL-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV), JSW Steel Limited v South Western Railway

The Supreme Court will decide if a person who is ineligible to be an arbitrator can nominate another person to be an arbitrator.

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