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The Chief in the minority: Why does this matter?
DESK BRIEF: Since 1950, a Chief Justice has dissented all of 13 times in a Constitution Bench case
21st Oct 2023
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Justice S. Ravindra Bhat: Tenure in Numbers
Justice Bhat retires after a four-year tenure with 142 judgements to his name
20th Oct 2023
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SC Subverts Maharashtra’s Latest Attempt to Postpone Local Elections
With elections pending in nearly 2,500 local bodies, SC raps Maharashtra for abdicating its constitutional duty again.
4th May 2022
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SC Offers Hope for OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Municipal Elections
The Maharashtra government was directed to submit data justifying its OBC reservation policy to the State Commission for Backward Castes.
20th Jan 2022
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No OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Municipal Elections Without Data
Khanwilkar J dismissed the Maharashtra Government's petition seeking the Union Government's 2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census data.
18th Dec 2021
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The SC Emphasises Data in Reservation Cases
The Court's emphasis on data in the AIQ-NEET Case is consistent with their previous demands for data in reservations cases.
1st Dec 2021
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Did the Swine Flu Outbreak Affect Judicial Output?
Comparative Analysis of the measures taken by the Court during the COVID-19 pandemic with measures taken during the swine flu outbreak.
18th Mar 2020
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Low number of summer vacation judgments
Variation in the yearly number of judgments delivered during the summer vacation of the Supreme Court.
18th Jun 2019
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# of Judgments Authored: Lokur (L) vs. Average (A)
Comparative assessment of the number of judgments authored by Justice Lokur, upon his retirement.
14th Dec 2018
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SC Sets Up In-House Think Tank
Centre for Research and Planning, an "in-house think tank" has been established by Ranjan Gogoi CJI.
5th Nov 2018
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Inconsistency of Supreme Court Data Releases
Lack of consistency in the release of pendency data by Supreme Court.
11th May 2018
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Pattali Makkal Katchi v Mayileruperumal
The Supreme Court held that Tamil Nadu's reservation for Vanniyars in education and employment within the Most Backward Classes category was unconstitutional. The Court observed that the reservation was not supported by empirical data on backwardness.
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Bench:L.N. Rao J, B.R. Gavai J, B.V. Nagarathna J