journal

Article 31C

Analysis

The effect of striking down a substitution: The Article 31C story

A recent hearing brought a crucial constitutional question to the fore—is the original provision revived when an amendment is struck down?

25th May 2024

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Analysis

A complete timeline of the Electoral Bond Scheme

A comprehensive timeline of one of the biggest cases on political funding that preceded the 2024 Lok Sabha Election

14th May 2024

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State Governments’ Power to Regulate Industrial Alcohol

In April 2024, the top Court heard 6 days of arguments on states and the Union government's power to regulate Industrial Alcohol

13th May 2024

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Analysis

The making and unmaking of the Electoral Bond Scheme: Part 1

The Supreme Court’s judgement has validated the concerns expressed by various stakeholders during the planning stage of the Scheme.

11th Apr 2024

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constitution

Analysis

Reasoning against the clock

Holding account of the pace of constituting Constitution Benches

8th Apr 2024

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Monthly Review February 2024

Analysis

Monthly Review: February 2024

In February, the Supreme Court heard three Constitution Bench matters and delivered two judgements

27th Mar 2024

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absurdity

Analysis

Undoing an absurdity

The Supreme Court’s decision in the Sita Soren case overrules a 26-year-old judgement on the extent of legislative immunity

11th Mar 2024

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Aligarh Muslim University

Analysis

Nationalists, loyalists, religionists: The saga of Aligarh Muslim University

We summarise the key contentions in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case

17th Feb 2024

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Analysis

Monthly Review: January 2024

In January, the Supreme Court had a Constitution Bench hearing, delivered a judgement in the Bilkis Bano remission case, & appointed a judge

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12th Feb 2024

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Ram

Analysis

A temple is consecrated

In the Ram Janmabhoomi litigation, more than a century of faith-based contestation came down to possessory rights in a title suit

21st Jan 2024

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370

Analysis

‘History in service of the present’: The Article 370 judgement and its discontents

Through its skewed historical narrative on Article 370, the Court produces an alternative track for its abrogation

16th Jan 2024

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2023

Analysis

Supreme Court Review 2023

As 2023 ended, we at SCO thematically broke down what the Court said on key issues of the year

9th Jan 2024

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cases

State of Kerala v Union of India

The Supreme Court will determine whether the Union's imposition of a ceiling limit for borrowing additional funds amounts to executive overreach

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Bench:Surya Kant J, K.V. Viswanathan J

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Gayatri Balasamy v ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited

The Supreme Court will decide if courts have the power to modify arbitral awards under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration Act

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Bench:Dipankar Datta J, K.V. Viswanathan J, Sandeep Mehta J

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State of Uttar Pradesh v Lalta Prasad Vaish

The Supreme Court will decide if industrial alcohol falls within the exclusive jurisdiction a state government

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Property Owners Association v State of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court will decide if private property can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) of the Constitution

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High Court Bar Association Allahabad v The State of Uttar Pradesh

The Court decided that Constitutional Courts should not typically impose a time limit to dispose a case pending in any Court. A stay order granted in civil and criminal cases will remain in operation till the case is decided, unless it is expressly timebound.

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Mineral Area Development Authority v Steel Authority of India

The Court will determine whether royalty paid by mine operators to the Union government is a form of tax

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Subhash Desai v Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court will reconsider the five-judge bench decision in Nabam Rebia v Deputy Speaker to clarify if a Speaker can oversee disqualification proceedings against MLAs when a motion for his own removal is pending before the House.

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In Re Interplay Between Arbitration Agreements Under The Arbitration And Conciliation Act 1996 And The Indian Stamp Act 1899

The Supreme Court will decide if an unstamped arbitration agreement is invalid.

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N. Ravi v Speaker, Legislative Assembly Chennai

The Supreme Court will decide if the immunities enjoyed by law makers under Article 194 overrides the fundamental right to freedom of speech under Article 19

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Arjun Flour Mills v State of Orissa

The Supreme Court will decide whether state governments are constitutionally permitted to collect sales tax based on annual turnover.

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Bajaj Allianz General Insurance v Rambha Devi

A 5-Judge Bench will decide whether a person licenced to drive a ‘light motor vehicle’ under Section 2(21) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is automatically entitled to drive a ‘Transport Vehicle of Light Motor Vehicle Class’ with unladen weight of less than 7500 KGs.

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Next Hearing: January 17, 2024

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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, P.S. Narasimha J, Hrishikesh Roy J, Manoj Misra J, Pankaj Mithal J

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Union of India v Union Carbide

The Supreme Court rejected the Union's plea to increase the compensation given to victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy as a part of the 1989 settlement with the Union Carbide Corporation.

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