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Challenge to the Abrogation of Article 370 | Judgement Explainer

On 11 December 2023, the Supreme Court upheld the Union's abrogation of Article 370. Our explainer covers the key issues and what was held

R. Sai Spandana and Gauri Kashyap

15th Dec 2023

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Challenge to the Electoral Bonds Scheme | Day 2

On Day 2, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the Electoral Bond Scheme ensures confidentiality and not anonymity

Gauri Kashyap

16th Nov 2023

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Monthly Review: October 2023

October saw the marriage equality judgement, revival of seven-judge benches, Justice Bhat’s retirement and more

Ayra Kamal

3rd Nov 2023

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SCO Explains: A Chief Justice in the minority: Why does this matter?

15% of dissents by a Chief Justice in a Constitution Bench were in the last two years alone. What does this mean?

Gauri Kashyap

25th Oct 2023

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SCO Explains: The plea for marriage equality judgement

A five-judge bench rejected the plea for queer persons right to marry in India. What did the Court say?

Gauri Kashyap and R. Sai Spandana

23rd Oct 2023

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Do SC Judges Write Fewer Judgments Following Their Appointment as CJI?

SCO compared the rate of authoring judgments of the last 10 Chief Justices before and after their appointment as CJI

Joyston D'Souza

1st Sep 2022

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CJI Ramana Says Govt. Must Help Tackle Pendency

The Chief Justice of India was addressing Chief Ministers and Chief Justices on the challenges facing the Judiciary.

Ayushi Saraogi

30th Apr 2022

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4 of the Next 7 CJIs Will Serve Shorter Than Average Tenures

We discuss the expected tenures of the next seven CJIs in this post.

Ayushi Saraogi and Joyston D'Souza

31st Dec 2021

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Monitoring Custodial Violence

Abhishek Manu Singhvi files application before Supreme Court urging the Court to revisit the issue of custodial violence in India.

Jai Brunner and Kruthika R

14th Jul 2020

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22.9% of pending SC case cannot be heard

22.9% of the total pending cases before the Supreme Court are non-hearable.

SCO Team

30th Mar 2019

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40% Decrease in Non-Hearable Pending SC Cases in 2018

Efforts by Court to reduce number of pending incomplete admission matters.

SCO Team

8th Jan 2019

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75 Years of the Supreme Court