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elections

Analysis

Supreme Court appoints former Judge Jaishree Thakur to oversee mayoral elections in Chandigarh

The Court’s decision comes in a case filed by the incumbent mayor Kuldeep Kumar seeking transparency in the elections

R. Sai Spandana

27th Jan 2025

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bench

Analysis

Benches and backlogs

As the Court completes 75, it must be convinced that structural reforms to tackle pendency need to look beyond increasing bench strength

R. Sai Spandana

26th Jan 2025

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Channel

Top 10 judgements of 2024

Among the many landmark decisions of 2024, we pick the ones that could potentially impact large constituencies of the population

Gauri Kashyap and Advay Vora

10th Jan 2025

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disability

Analysis

Best of times, worst of times: Making sense of Justice Chandrachud’s disability jurisprudence

The former Chief Justice approached issues with compassion but his decisions are premised on disability operating in silos and margins

Vijay K. Tiwari

23rd Nov 2024

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arbitration contracts

Analysis

Equality in public-private contracts: the Supreme Court’s judgment in the CORE arbitration case

The decision invalidating unilateral appointments to arbitral tribunals encourages the government to be a more responsible commercial player

appointment of arbitrator

Analysis

Unilateral appointment of arbitrators case | An issue for public or private law?

While the majority’s decision was grounded in constitutional law, the two partial dissents did not go beyond the Arbitration & Contract Acts

Sajan Poovayya

23rd Nov 2024

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Collegium

Court Data

15 percent of names proposed by Chandrachud Collegium for HC elevation weren’t cleared by Union

The Collegium itself fared poorly on gender diversity, with no recommendations for women in the top court and only 27 out of 168 in HCs

Advay Vora and Sushovan Patnaik

22nd Nov 2024

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public

Analysis

Perception and direction: The public engagements of Chief Justice Chandrachud

His frequent public appearances and charismatic personality invited unprecedented attention to an opaque institution

Manasi Shah

20th Nov 2024

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disability rights

Analysis

Seven judgements on disability rights authored by D.Y. Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud’s keen interest in furthering the conversation around disability rights has resulted in a rich body of jurisprudence

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CJI Chandrachud’s top 10 judgements

A compilation of former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud's most notable judgements as judge of the Supreme Court of India

SCO Team

14th Nov 2024

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Chandrachud

Analysis

And it’s a wrap

In his last week in office as Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud characteristically drew a neat line under unfinished business

Sushovan Patnaik

11th Nov 2024

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dissents

Analysis

The top 7 dissents of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

Here’s a list of 7 occasions when the outgoing Chief Justice diverged from the majority on conclusion or reasoning during his long tenure

Sushovan Patnaik

8th Nov 2024

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cases

In Re: Orders of Calcutta High Court dated 24.01.2024 and 25.01.2024 and ancillary issues

The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of conflicting orders of two benches of the Calcutta High Court, where Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay also levied allegations of misconduct on Justice Soumen Sen.

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Next Hearing: February 19, 2024

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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, B.R. Gavai J, Surya Kant J, Aniruddha Bose J

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