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What is the Form 17C petition about?

What is the purpose of Form 17C and why did the Supreme Court adjourn it?

Advay Vora

13th Jun 2024

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The Supreme Court’s Election Duty

The election season saw the top court in the hot seat as it dealt with multiple petitions demanding its active involvement during elections

Gauri Kashyap

10th Jun 2024

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What is the Form 17C petition in the Supreme Court all about?

Last week, the Court adjourned a request asking the ECI to publish turnout data within 48 hours of polling. Here’s an explainer

Advay Vora

29th May 2024

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From Swamy to ADR: Nine VVPAT related cases decided by the Supreme Court

SCO lists key cases filed before the top court in the past decade seeking more transparency in the EVM-VVPAT system in India

R. Sai Spandana

14th May 2024

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VVPATs for Vote Verification | Case Explainer

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking 100 percent vote verification through VVPATs

R. Sai Spandana

7th May 2024

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A Trial for Institutional Sanctity

The Court made many right noises during the VVPAT hearing, they were missing in its judgement.

Leena Gita Reghunath

6th May 2024

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Election fever reaches the Supreme Court

As surface and political temperatures rise across the country, things are also heating up at the bar and the bench

Vikram Shah

30th Mar 2024

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Electoral Bonds, SBI

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RTI, privacy, proportionality, empirical evidence…and AI transcripts—key themes from the Electoral Bonds judgement

We highlight four aspects that stood out to us in the Court’s ruling on the unconstitutionality of the Electoral Bonds Scheme

Advay Vora

20th Feb 2024

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Proportionality: Tried and Tested

In ruling that the Electoral Bond Scheme is invalid, the Court applied the double proportionality test to balance between fundamental rights

Gauri Kashyap

19th Feb 2024

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2023 Supreme Court Review: 10 key judgements

2023 has been an action-packed year at the Supreme Court. We feature 10 significant judgments and their fallout

SCO Team

27th Dec 2023

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Challenge to the Electoral Bonds Scheme | Day 1

On Day 1, petitioners argued that anonymous corporate funding decimates a representative democracy

Gauri Kashyap

8th Nov 2023

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The SC’s Attempt to Mitigate Executive Interference

DESK BRIEF: Two recent decisions by the SC aim to decrease the Executive's interference in the functioning of autonomous bodies.

R. Sai Spandana

11th Mar 2023

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Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of India

The Supreme Court rejected petitions seeking 100 percent vote verifications through VVPATs to cross-check votes cast through EVMs

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