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The growing number of acquittals by the Supreme Court in death penalty cases creates an urgency to recognise the very high chances of error in India’s criminal system

The Hindu

Electoral bonds scheme | Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on February 15

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on the legality of the electoral bonds scheme

The Hindu

Supreme Court in 2023: Constitution Benches galore, but judgments belie petitioners’ hopes

Supreme Court forms Constitution Benches to hear long-pending cases, but petitioners disappointed with results.

The Hindu

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Article 370 judgment: Reasonable nexus required between object of State emergency and subsequent actions of President, SC holds

A Constitution Bench on Monday held that there should be a reasonable nexus between the actions of the President and the object for which State emergency is declared under Article 356 of the Constitution. The Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud was responding to arguments by petitioners…

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Supreme Court verdict to respond on petitioners claim that Article 370 assumed ‘permanent character’

Headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, a Constitution Bench is to give its verdict on the abrogation of Article 370, primarily on the cardinal issue raised by petitioners as to whether the now-extinct provision was part of the basic structure and beyond the amending powers of Parliament.

The Hindu

It’s time to revamp the structure of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has three jurisdictions under the Constitution: original, appellate, and advisory. The Supreme Court serves as a Constitutional Court as well as a Court of Appeal. The Court sits in benches of varying sizes, as determined by the Registry on the directions of the Chief Justice…

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Transgender persons in heterosexual relationships have the right to marry under existing law, Supreme Court holds

A Constitution Bench held that “transgender persons in heterosexual relationships have the freedom and entitlement to marry under the existing statutory provisions”

The Hindu

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Same-sex marriage case | Supreme Court to pronounce judgment on October 17

The judgment is eagerly awaited as the government had stiffly objected to the idea of a judicial declaration giving legal status to same-sex relationships, saying that would result in confusion and encroach into the legislative domain.

The Hindu

JMM bribery case: Govt. disagrees with majority view, tells SC immunity does not extend to bribes received outside House

Twenty-five years after a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court inoculated MPs and MLAs who take kickbacks to vote or make speeches in a particular manner in the House from criminal prosecution, the Centre told a larger seven-judge Bench on Wednesday that the majority verdict in the infamous JMM bribery…

The Hindu

Constitution Bench to hear challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act on October 17

A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday decided to hear from October 17 a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Section 6A is a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum…

The Hindu

SC holds its 2014 verdict invalidating prior sanction before probing corruption against senior govt. officials has retrospective effect

A Constitution Bench held that a Supreme Court judgment of 2014 which declared invalid a legal provision mandating the Central Bureau of Investigation to take prior permission before investigating corruption cases against senior government officials has a retrospective effect. This means that senior government officials involved in corruption cases even…

The Hindu

Supreme Court judgment delivered four decades ago counters President’s rule in J&K

A one-page judgment pronounced by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on March 17, 1971 is refuting the Centre’s claim that “breakdown of constitutional machinery” in Jammu and Kashmir led to President’s rule and heralded events leading to the abrogation of Article 370

The Hindu

Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner

The Supreme Court on August 4 dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner.

The Hindu

Will hear your plea for ‘Shiv Sena’ name and symbol after Constitution Bench deals with Article 370 abrogation case, Supreme Court tells Uddhav Thackeray

The Supreme Court on Tuesday told Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray / UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray that his case against an Election Commission order allotting the party name ‘Shiv Sena’ and symbol, ‘the bow and arrow’, to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will come up only after a Constitution Bench…

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Never-ending saga: on the legal wrangling between the Centre and the Government of the National Capital Territory

The legality of the recent ordinance promulgated by the President of India to create a new scheme to regulate services in Delhi will be scrutinised by a Constitution Bench

The Hindu

Supreme Court sets aside High Court order dismissing plea challenging Mizoram Government’s notification on Scheduled Tribe quota

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Gauhati High Court order dismissing a petition seeking to quash a Mizoram Government notification which arbitrarily sub-classified the Scheduled Tribes of the State while allegedly discriminating against non-Mizo Scheduled Tribes.

The Hindu

Supreme Court refers Delhi ordinance case to Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court on July 20 referred the Delhi Government’s challenge against a Central ordinance — which effectively returns power over the civil services in the national capital to the Lieutenant Governor — to a Constitution Bench.

The Hindu

Delhi Ordinance case: Supreme Court may refer case to Constitution Bench

Supreme Court may refer Delhi govt's petition against Central Ordinance to Constitution Bench. CJI outlines questions of law that may require attention of Constitution Bench. MHA accuses Delhi govt of going on rampage after SC verdict, harassing officers and embarrassing nation. SC to hear case on Thursday.

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Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre, a day before a Constitution Bench is scheduled to hear a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity”

The Hindu

Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench to take up petitions challenging abrogation of special status under Article 370 on July 11

This national news by The Hindu reported on Supreme Court setting up a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud that will listen to petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution, which deprived Jammu and Kashmir of its special privileges and led to the…

The Hindu

Push for Uniform Civil Code turns spotlight on Supreme Court’s query on religious freedom

It has been three years since a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court framed seven questions of law linked to religious freedom, rights and practices in the Sabarimala case.

The Hindu

Explained | How will the new Ordinance affect ‘services’ in Delhi?

Understanding how the latest ordinance from the Centre will upset the recent Supreme Court ruling on how civil services would be under the Delhi government rather than the LG office

The Hindu

Explained | How has the Supreme Court validated Tamil Nadu’s stand on jallikattu?

Why has the Supreme Court judgment brought cheer to the Tamil Nadu government and supporters of jallikattu?

The Hindu

Supreme Court rejects petitions seeking review of EWS quota judgment

Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking a review of a November 2022 majority judgment by a Constitution Bench, which upheld the validity of 10% quota for the ‘economically weaker sections’ (EWS) of society.

The Hindu

Same-sex marriage: gender may be fluid, but the idea of mother cannot be, Ministry tells SC

Centre said the idea of gender fluidity could not be allowed to manifest in areas in which special protections or affirmative action had been made for women as a binary gender

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