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“In choosing the essential practices test, Indian courts have shaded out alternative doctrinal approaches”: Mathew John
The author of ‘India’s Communal Constitution’ on the balance between individual rights, religious identities and the Uniform Civil Code
11th Jan 2024
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Supreme Court Review 2023: Religion and Culture
The Court’s performance this year was more defined by what it didn’t do than what it did—no hearing for the Hijab Ban and Sabarimala cases
6th Jan 2024
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SC Lists 25 Constitution Bench Cases for September
The Supreme Court will hear 25 of 41 pending five-Judge Constitution Bench cases from August 29th, 2022, as Justice U.U. Lalit becomes CJI.
24th Aug 2022
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Reviewing Ramana: the CJI Anniversary Edition
DESK BRIEF: CJI N.V. Ramana is set to retire on August 26th 2022, after which Justice U.U. Lalit will assume the CJI’s office.
24th Apr 2022
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With 5 Months Left in his Tenure, CJI Unlikely to Hear Key Cases on Federalism, Personal Liberty
Ramana CJI will retire on August 26th 2022. We look at important cases pending before his Bench that he inherited from former CJIs.
24th Mar 2022
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Subhash Reddy, First SC Judge from Telangana Retires
Justice Subhash Reddy retired today after three years and two months at the Supreme Court. He was elevated in November 2018.
4th Jan 2022
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Petition inspired by Sabarimala – II
Yasmeen Zuber's petition for entry to mosques for Muslim Women diverges from Sabarimala in key areas.
16th May 2021
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J. Indu Malhotra’s 9 Most Significant Judgments
During her term at the Supreme Court, Indu Malhotra J has delivered several noteworthy judgments.
12th Mar 2021
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Gender Equality v. Religious Freedom in Personal Laws Cases
There is a constant conflict between the tenets of personal law and the need to ensure gender equality.
19th Jun 2020
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Sabarimala: Better late than never
DESK BRIEF: Over three months after its decision, the Supreme Court's nine-judge referral bench in Sabarimala publishes its reasons
15th May 2020
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Supreme Court Rules in focus
Order VI Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013 was amended to provide for the formation of single judge benches to hear certain matters.
15th May 2020
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Petition inspired by Sabarimala – I
After the Sabarimala judgment various petitions were filed demanding entry into mosques for Muslim women.
15th May 2020
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Sabarimala Temple Entry
Decided
Indian Young Lawyers’ Association v State of Kerala
The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Sabarimala Temple's custom of prohibiting women in their 'menstruating years' from entering.
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Bench:Dipak Misra CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar J, Rohinton Nariman J, D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Indu Malhotra J
Sabarimala Review
Pending
Kantaru Rajeevaru v Indian Young Lawyers’ Association
The Supreme Court is reviewing its 2018 judgment, wherein it declared unconstitutional the Sabarimala Temple's practice of excluding women of a 'menstruating age'. The outcome may lay down a path for the Courts to reconcile the essential religious practice test with constitutional principles.
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Last Updated: 20210608
Bench:N.V. Ramana CJI, R Banumathi J, Ashok Bhushan J, L.N. Rao J, Abdul Nazeer J, B.R. Gavai J, Subhash Reddy J, Surya Kant J