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Supreme Court Review 2024: Democracy on trial in an election year

We revisit notable judgements and petitions that occupied the top court’s attention during election season

Advay Vora

21st Dec 2024

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Supreme Court Review: Top 10 judgements of 2024

Among the many landmark decisions of this year, we pick the ones that could potentially impact large constituencies of the population

SCO Team

20th Dec 2024

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What is the Form 17C petition about?

What is the purpose of Form 17C and why did the Supreme Court adjourn it?

Advay Vora

13th Jun 2024

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The Supreme Court’s Election Duty

The election season saw the top court in the hot seat as it dealt with multiple petitions demanding its active involvement during elections

Gauri Kashyap

10th Jun 2024

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appointments

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Commissions and Omissions

How will the executive-judiciary tussle around appointments play out in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third term?

R. Sai Spandana

9th Jun 2024

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April Monthly Review Listing

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Monthly Review: April 2024

In April the Supreme Court heard two Constitution Bench cases and delivered a verdict on a crucial case concerning electoral transparency

SCO Team

31st May 2024

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People approaching the Supreme Court (Election cases)

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The Supreme Court’s election duty

Landmark decisions, frivolous petitions, review requests—the top court sees it all during election season

Gauri Kashyap

20th May 2024

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Supreme Court VVPAT cases india

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From Swamy to ADR: Nine VVPAT related cases decided by the Supreme Court

SCO lists key cases filed before the top court in the past decade seeking more transparency in the EVM-VVPAT system in India

R. Sai Spandana

14th May 2024

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What are the interim bail conditions for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal?

The Supreme Court observed that Kejriwal was not a threat to society as he had no criminal antecedents

Advay Vora

10th May 2024

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VVPATs for Vote Verification | Case Explainer

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking 100 percent vote verification through VVPATs

R. Sai Spandana

7th May 2024

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_A Trial for Institutional Sanctity VVPAT

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A Trial for Institutional Sanctity

The Court made many right noises during the VVPAT hearing, they were missing in its judgement.

Leena Gita Reghunath

6th May 2024

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Electoral Bonds scheme Feature part 2

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The making and unmaking of the Electoral Bond Scheme: Part 2

Several elections came and went before the top Court heard the case on merits. Yet, petitioners believe their eventual victory is not hollow

Gauri Kashyap

17th Apr 2024

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Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India

The Supreme Court rejected petitions seeking 100 percent vote verifications through VVPATs to cross-check votes cast through EVMs

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