Court calendar

Cases listed for hearing today

Today, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear challenges to the marital rape exception, restitution of conjugal rights, hate speech and tripal talaq

Analysis | Desk Brief

Baarish, Benches and Bail

The Court’s Monsoon Session saw reduced Constitution Bench activity, bail orders for opposition leaders and suo moto cases

Analysis

2024 Monsoon Session Review

The monsoon winds brought with them two Constitution Bench decisions, several suo moto cases and a shifting trend in PMLA bail jurisprudence

Book Excerpt

“Ayodhya is a storm that will pass”: Justice Ahmadi on his 1993 dissent

An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter captures the pressures of being a dissenting judge in a landmark case

Analysis

Monthly Review: September 2024

In September, the Court granted bail to two state ministers and heard cases on the R.G. Kar incident, bulldozer demolitions and child rights

Challenge to the Marital Rape Exception

Pending

Hrishikesh Sahoo v State of Karnataka

The SC will decide if the marital rape exception to Section 375 of the IPC violates the fundamental rights of married women.

Challenge to Restitution of Conjugal Rights

Pending

Ojaswa Pathak v Union of India

The Supreme Court will decide if the restitution of conjugal rights provisions under codified family laws are constitutional.

Criminalisation of Triple Talaq

Pending

Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema v Union of India

The Court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019.

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