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What is ‘temporal unreasonableness’ in constitutional law?

In a dissent in the Assam citizenship case, Justice Pardiwala proposed it as a ‘third prong’ to test the arbitrariness of a law. We explain.

Advay Vora

23rd Oct 2024

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Anurag Bhaskar’s The Foresighted Ambedkar Ideas that Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse

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Did Dr Ambedkar Want to Burn the Constitution?

A chapter in a recent book looks at the context of a statement often quoted by proponents of a new Constitution. Here’s a brief excerpt.

Anurag Bhaskar

6th Jun 2024

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Breweries, refineries, treasuries

Two cases, three lists and a turf war between the Centre and states

Advay Vora

21st Apr 2024

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Aligarh Muslim University

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

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

Advay Vora

17th Feb 2024

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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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Constitution Ambedkar

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The doctor’s wise words on 25 November 1949

The day before the Constitution was adopted, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar spoke about the contradiction between political and social inequality

Leena Gita Reghunath

3rd Dec 2023

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Justice S.K. Kaul in Conversation with Supreme Court Observer

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Everyone has a political view, but a Judge learns to shed it in Court, says Justice S.K. Kaul

In conversation with SCO, Justice S.K. Kaul spoke about mediation as the hope for better access to justice and diversity in Indian Courts

Gauri Kashyap

30th Nov 2023

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Justice S. K. Kaul's Message on Constitution Day

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Justice S.K. Kaul’s message on Constitution Day, 2023

Hon'ble Justice S.K. Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India, shared his reflections on Constitution Day during a conversation with SCO

SCO Team

26th Nov 2023

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Justice B.V. Nagarathna’s message on Constitution Day, 2023

Hon'ble Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Judge, Supreme Court of India, shared her reflections on Constitution Day during a conversation with SCO

SCO Team

26th Nov 2023

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Precedential Value: What were the cases cited in the Article 370 hearings?

Four cases were in the forefront of the Article 370 Constitution Bench hearings. What was their relevance?

Advay Vora and R. Sai Spandana

26th Oct 2023

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Analysis

Critical Opportunity for Structural Reform in the Supreme Court of India

Resurrecting the constitutional function has the potential to change the way the Supreme Court of India operates

Sudhir Krishnaswamy

16th Oct 2023

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Article 370: The decision in “Prem Nath Kaul” lies conveniently forgotten

A SC decision from 1968 has long justified Union executive creep in J&K. But what of the equal bench judgement that came a decade before it?

Burhan Majid

27th Sep 2023

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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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Next Hearing:

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

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State of Punjab v Union of India

The Supreme Court will hear petitions filed by the Punjab government against the Centre’s notification expanding the jurisdiction of Border Security Forces (BSF) to 50 km from the international border in Punjab.

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Next Hearing: January 22, 2024

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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J

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Subhash Desai v Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court referred Nabam Rebia v Deputy Speaker (2016) to a larger Bench. It held that the Governor had no objective material to call for a floor test. Further, it stated the speaker would decide whether the Eknath Shinde faction had defected from the Shiv Sena.

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75 Years of the Supreme Court

The First Eight

As part of our special series on the Supreme Court’s 75th anniversary, we take a brief look at the lives and times of the first eight judges

R. Sai Spandana