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People approaching the Supreme Court (Election cases)

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The Supreme Court’s election duty

Landmark decisions, frivolous petitions, review requests—the top court sees it all during election season

Gauri Kashyap

20th May 2024

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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

Gauri Kashyap

14th May 2024

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Electoral Bonds scheme Feature part 2

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The making and unmaking of the Electoral Bond Scheme: Part 2

Several elections came and went before the top Court heard the case on merits. Yet, petitioners believe their eventual victory is not hollow

Gauri Kashyap

17th Apr 2024

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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.

Gauri Kashyap

11th Apr 2024

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Monthly Review: March 2024

In March 2024, Division Benches of the top court passed crucial orders which impact governance, elections and free speech

Advay Vora

11th Apr 2024

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2024 Spring Session Review

Compelling hearings and pleasantly surprising judgements in a quarter when the Supreme Court kicked off its 75th year celebrations

Leena Gita Reghunath

10th Apr 2024

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Transparency tunes in to the “dance of democracy”

The Supreme Court is now hearing a gamut of cases that will have a bearing on the future of democracy

Leena Gita Reghunath

18th 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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Electoral Bonds, contempt petition, supreme court

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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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Five election-related cases in the Court’s docket in the run-up to the 2024 polls

The what, when and why of the top court’s decisions in these key cases could have significant ramifications on India’s electoral landscape

Tushar Kohli

8th Feb 2024

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2023 Supreme Court Review: 10 key hearings

Political issues and human rights concerns tested the Court's capacity to protect constitutional values. Here are 10 important hearings

SCO Team

28th Dec 2023

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“An unequal playing field will not disappear once we have transparency”: Dr. Udit Bhatia on the Electoral Bonds Scheme

Bhatia argues that the democratic dividends of transparency are going to be lost if parties continue having disproportionate campaign power

Gauri Kashyap

21st Dec 2023

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Association for Democratic Reforms v Union of India

The Supreme Court held that the Electoral Bond Scheme was unconstitutional for violating the right to information of voters.

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