Hearing Reports
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 10 : Practices cannot violate principles of equality, respondents argue
Bench asks whether a 10–50 age restriction results in “intersectional exclusion” despite not being caste-based
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 9: Petitioners wrap up amid debate on entry and religious autonomy
Court cautions against theological inquiry, tells counsel not to go beyond the reference
Hearing Reports
West Bengal SIR | SC pushes SIR disputes to Calcutta HC as appeal backlog mounts
The Bench declined fresh intervention and stressed out-of-turn hearings for urgent cases
Hearing Reports
Sabarimala Reference | Day 8: Bench seeks standard to test religious practices
Counsel for review petitioners argued on whether courts should test religious practices at all or defer once a claim of faith is made
Constitution Bench Live
Analysis
Through courtrooms and constituencies
An urgent pre-counting hearing was the TMC’s final attempt at challenging the poll procedure in West Bengal.
Analysis
Verbosity and repetitions
Did the Sabarimala hearings pass the litmus test of Court mandated timelines?
May 5, 2026
Sabarimala Reference | Day 11
May 5, 2026
Challenge to Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 | Day 1
Mar 19, 2026
Definition of “Industry” | Day 3
View allSabarimala Review
Pending
Kantaru Rajeevaru v Indian Young Lawyers’ Association
A nine-judge Constitution Bench will decide the correctness of a 2018 judgement which held that barring the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple was unconstitutional
Citizenship Amendment Act
Pending
Indian Union Muslim League v Union of India
The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Definition of “Industry”
Pending
State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..
Featured
The SC on bail under UAPA and PMLA: a dataset from 2024 and 2025
As the Supreme Court considers the bail plea of Umar Khalid, here’s a ready-reckoner of relevant verdicts from the last couple of years
Spotlight
Seventy-Five years on: A Constitution still in negotiation
V. Krishna Ananth’s book argues that authoritative tools were a foundational compromise in the Constitution
Trending
Channel
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
Channel
What is the Form 17C petition about?
What is the purpose of Form 17C and why did the Supreme Court adjourn it?
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
Who can pay for a clean chit?
SC faces the heat over ₹9,800 crore settlement with the Sandesara brothers