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#EWS
RESERVATIONS
In a 3:2 split verdict, the Supreme Court upholds reservations for
#EconomicallyWeakerSections
of society under the 103rd Constitutional Amendment.
Here is what each Judge held on the three central questions in the case:
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409
2K
#BREAKING
: Nabam Rebia (2016) referred to a larger 7-Judge Bench. Governor's call for floor test held to be illegal. Uddhav Thackeray resignation voluntary, hence status quo in Maharashtra to remain.
SCO's mini-matrix breaks it down.
#shivsena
#UddhavThackeray
#EknathShinde
2
103
542
A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the
#SupremeCourt
unanimously upheld the
#AbrogationOfArticle370
. CJI Chandrachud delivered the majority opinion, with concurring opinions by Justices S.K. Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna. SCO’s matrix breaks down the main issues of the
#judgement
.
1
154
485
Today, the
#SupremeCourt
rejected a plea for queer persons right to marry in India. Here is what each judge held in court today.
#LGBTQIA
#marriageequality
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143
482
Last week, after 10 days of arguments, the SC reserved judgement on the plea for marriage equality. What were the issues and the arguments raised on both sides?
Read SCO's Arguments Matrix here:
#LGBTQIA
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
#MarriageEquality
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330
On 15 February 2024, the
#SupremeCourt
struck down the 2018
#ElectoralBonds
Scheme as unconstitutional and violative of voters'
#RightToInformation
.
SCO's judgement matrix breaks down the 232-page judgement in 1 concise chart.
Here:
#2024Elections
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105
335
Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia pronounced opposing Judgments in a
#SplitVerdict
on the
#HijabBan
challenges.
On what questions did they agree? What were the differences in their opinions? SCO's Judgment Matrix breaks it all down.
1
95
334
#BREAKING
#SupremeCourt
unanimously overrules PV Narasimha Rao v State (1998) which held that law makers enjoy immunity from prosecution for accepting bribes to vote in Parliament or an Assembly.
3
44
281
The Supreme Court has constituted a 7-judge Bench that will decide the extent of immunity for lawmakers under Art. 105(2) and 194(2) in cases of bribery.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
3
41
265
In 366 pages, a 5-judge Constitution Bench held that
#queer
persons in India do not have the fundamental right to marry.
SCO’s judgement matrix breaks down each judge’s opinion in the case.
Read here:
#MarriageEquality
#SupremeCourt
#SupremeCourtofIndia
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82
251
Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370.
Here's
@scobserver
's mini-matrix breaking down some of the key decisions in the Judgement delivered today.
Detailed matrix coming soon.
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
#Article370
#JammuAndKashmir
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BREAKING: Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.M. Trivedi suspend Bombay High Court Order granting release to Prof. G.N. Saibaba who was convicted under the UAPA in 2017.
#UAPA
#SupremeCourtofIndia
2
82
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Supreme Court announces a new Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices A.S. Bopanna, M.M. Sundresh, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
2
22
180
Challenge to the Electoral Bonds Scheme is slated to come up before the CJI's Bench on Monday.
Read up on the case background and arguments raised by the parties:
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139
#BREAKING
: Union moves
#SupremeCourt
for Review of the SC's Judgement which granted Delhi government 'legislative and executive power over services' in the national capital.
Read the complete judgement matrix here:
#NCT
#Ordinance
#LG
#BreakingNews
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137
In a 366 page judgement refusing queer persons' right to marry, CJI D.Y. Chandrachud writes 247 pages.
Bhat J's opinion follows, with 89 pages.
Kaul J, who joined the CJI in his minority has written 17 pages.
Narasimha J has written 13 pages.
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34
134
A new Constitution Bench led by Justice KM Joseph will assemble for the first time today.
This Bench is expected to schedule hearings in 6 cases.
What are these cases? 🧵
3
21
127
While we wait for the SC to publish it's
#HijabBan
Judgment, let's rewind to see how the Court's time was spent during the hearings. ⏳
3
19
121
Today, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud begins his 2-year term as the Chief Justice of India.
He was elevated to the SC on May 13th, 2016. He has written ≈513 Judgments in his tenure. Among sitting SC Judges, Chandrachud J has written the most judgments.
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11
105
In a 6:1 majority, a 7-judge
#ConstitutionBench
of the
#SurpemeCourt
upheld the validity of creating sub-classifications within scheduled caste categories, and upheld state governments' power to create them.
@scobserver
's mini-matrix breaks down the key decisions:
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95
We have simplified a 569-page judgment on Maratha Reservations in our judgment matrix.
This provides the outcomes of each opinion across 6 legal issues.
Link to the full matrix is here:
#Reservations
#OBC
#SEBC
#SupremeCourt
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20
93
#BREAKING
: A fourth 5-Judge Constitution Bench has been set up at the SC.
This Bench will be led by Justice Abdul Nazeer, consisting Justices B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, v. Ramasubramanian and B.R. Nagarathna.
Tomorrow, they will assemble to organise hearings in the 5 cases:
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12
92
BREAKING: Tamil Nadu's 10.5% reservation for Vanniyars declared unconstitutional.
SC says TN gov failed to prove with data that Vanniyar require to be treated as a separate group within MBCs. No basis for providing 10.5% res within MBC quota.
#VanniyarReservation
#tamilnadu
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#BREAKING
: Supreme Court upholds the Union’s 2016 Demonetisation by a 4:1 majority. Justice B.V. Nagarathna dissents.
#demonetisation
#supremecourt
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11
85
The CJI D.Y. Chandrachud-led Constitution Bench is expected to finalise the schedule for hearing 3 cases today:
🧵
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6
85
The Supreme Court has announced a hackathon, encouraging ideas on how to make the Court more efficient.
Top 18 ideas will be presented and considered for implementation.
#SupremeCourt
#hackathon
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18
81
#SupremeCourt
holds a ceremonial bench to bid farewell to Justice S. Ravindra Bhat. Justice Bhat retires today after a four year tenure. During this time, he authored 142 judgements and was a part of 484 benches.
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9
85
#BREAKING
: The Constitution Bench held that the President will continue to appoint Election Commission members based on the advice of a committee comprised of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, and the Chief Justice of India.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
5
15
80
The year was 1952. In State of Bihar v. Kameshwar Singh, Ambedkar was arguing for a batch of zamindars from Uttar Pradesh.
On his 133rd birth anniversary, we dug in to see what it was all about.
@SushovanPatnaik
writes:
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25
81
In its latest recommendation of Advs. Amitesh Banerjee and Sakya Sen the SC states that the Union has refused to make the appointments, despite the SC's reiteration of the names. Typically the Union is bound to accept appointments that the Collegium has suggested for the 2nd time
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18
77
On 1 Feb 2024, a Constitution Bench reserved judgement in the minority status case of Aligarh Muslim University.
@scobserver
's matrix summarises the eight days of arguments:
#AMU
#Minorities
#minorityeducation
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#BREAKING
: On 11 December 2023, the Supreme Court will deliver judgement on the constitutionality of the Union's abrogation of
#Article370
which gave special status to
#JammuAndKashmir
The Bench led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud had reserved judgement in the case on 5 September 2023.
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19
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Today, the
#SupremeCourt
overturned
#Gujarat
Government’s
#remission
order in the
#BilkisBanoCase
.
Check out SCO’s judgement matrix! It captures the key arguments and the Court's findings.
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20
67
#BREAKING
: CJI Chandrachud announces a new initiative for 'neutral citations' for all SC Judgements from Jan 2023 onwards. On completion, the Court will begin working backwards and provide citations for all SC Judgements from 1950 onwards.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
7
19
69
In memory of the Late Justice M. Fathima Beevi,
#SupremeCourt
has a full reference in her honor. Justice Beevi, was the first woman High Court judge in independent India and became the first woman judge in the Supreme Court in 1989. She passed away on 23 November 2023 at age 96.
1
11
66
On 8 February 2024, the
#SupremeCourt
reserved judgement on the validity of sub-classification within
#ScheduledCaste
category.
Our matrix highlights 5 key issues argued before the Constitution Bench:
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12
63
BREAKING: The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its recommendation to appoint Advocate Somashekhar Sundaresan as a Judge of the Bombay HC.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#Collegium
1
12
62
#ChiefJustice
D.Y. Chandrachud announces that all pending seven-judge and nine-judge constitution bench matters will be listed next week for "further directions".
#SupremeCourt
#Constitution
#ConstitutionBench
1
5
63
The Supreme Court
#Collegium
has recommended 5 Judges for elevation from various High Courts to the Supreme Court.
The Union government must now consider these names.
1
10
61
Hello to all our new followers!
Struggling to keep up with all the developments at the Supreme Court recently? SCO's got you covered!
Here are three channels you can follow us on for daily analysis and updates on the SC. 🧵
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#Article370
in the
#SupremeCourt
: Are constitutional remedies only for those who bend the knee?
#article370hearing
1
9
61
Tomorrow, a seven-judge Constitution bench of the
#SupremeCourt
will deliver the judgement on whether sub-classifications within the
#ScheduleCaste
group is permissible and if states have power to create such sub-classifications.
SCO's coverage so far:
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Today is Justice R
#Banumathi
's last working day.
With her retirement, the
#SupremeCourt
will return to only having 2 sitting female Justices.
In this thread, we look back at her 6 years in the
#SupremeCourt
.
1/5
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12
61
Justice S. Ravindra Bhat retires today after a four-year tenure at the Supreme Court.
During this time he authored 142 judgements and was a part of 484 benches.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#JudgeRetirement
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#SupremeCourt
Collegium recommends 3 High Court Chief Justices as judges to the Supreme Court.
They are:
1. CJ Satish Chandra Sharma (Delhi HC)
2. CJ Augustine George Masih (Rajasthan HC)
3. CJ Justice Sandeep Mehta (Guwahati HC)
#Collegium
2
10
59
Judges from Côte d'Ivoire, South Sudan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, Botswana, and Ghana join Court Room 1 of the
#SupremeCourt
presided by CJI Chandrachud to observe the day's proceedings
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5
54
Constitution Bench has assembled to deliver Judgment in
#EWS
reservations case.
CJI Lalit announces that the Bench will deliver 4 opinions. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari delivers his opinion first.
#SupremeCourt
#Reservations
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6
53
The
#SupremeCourt
has published the judgement upholding the abrogation of
#Article370
.
The Judgement is 476 pages long.
CJI D.Y. Chandrachud has written 352 pages, Justice S.K. Kaul has written 121 pages and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has written 3 pages.
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4
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#LIVE
:
#Supreme
Court begins delivering its judgement on the constitutionality of the 2018
#ElectoralBonds
scheme. The case concerns transparency is political funding, free & fair elections and voter's right to information.
Keys Docs and Reports here:
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11
53
#Breaking
: Supreme Court directs that the Registrar of the SC will ensure that
#ElectoralBond
data filed by the ECI in sealed cover is scanned and digitised by 5PM 16 March 24’.
The scanned copy will be shared with the ECI as well, who will disclose the details by 17 March 24.
1
12
50
BREAKING: SC pronounces
#SplitVerdict
in the
#HijabBan
challenges.
Gupta J confirms the Karnataka High Court Judgment, upholding the ban.
Dhulia J allows the appeals to the HC Judgement. He says that education of girls child was foremost in his mind while writing Judgment.
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3
51
On 25 July, in an 8:1 majority the
#SupremeCourt
held that states have the power to levy tax on mineral land and & mineral rights.
It held that "royalty" collected under Sec 9 of the Mines & Minerals Act, 1957 was not a
#tax
.
Our matrix captures the reasoning of the Bench
2
16
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#Breaking
:
#SupremeCourt
directs SBI to disclose ALL details concerning
#ElectoralBonds
transactions. To ensure there is no more contempt of the Court Order, SBI Chairman must file an affidavit confirming full disclosure by 21 March 5PM.
ECI to publish as soon as data is received
1
18
47
#BREAKING
: The Constitution Bench led by Abdul Nazeer J unanimously held that Freedom of Speech cannot be restricted by the fundamental rights of another person. V. Ramasubramanian J wrote the majority opinion. B.V. Nagarathna J concurred.
#FreedomOfSpeech
#SupremeCourtofIndia
1
7
49
#Live
: 3-Judges of the
#SupremeCourt
led by CJI DY Chandrachud assemble to hear the matter of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder.
The Court took
#SuoMoto
cognisance of the case, i.e, decided to hear the issue on its own, without a petitioner filing a case.
4
10
50
#BREAKING
Collegium recommends 2 new Judges to the SC: Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra (CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC) and Sr. Adv. K.V. Viswanathan.
The SC currently has 2 vacancies after the retirement of Justices M.R. Shah and Dinesh Maheshwari.
#Collegium
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9
48
Master of Roster. Bench rigging. You've heard so much about it, anecdotally & in the court corridors. But have you read Sudhir Krishnaswamy and
@advayvoraa
's data-led piece on an approach to evolve a predictable rostering model?
2
10
48
On 11 December '23, the
#SupremeCourt
will pronounce the
#Judgement
in the challenge to the
#abrogation
of
#Article370
. Here’s your one-stop shop for all our coverage on the case.
1
9
46
Meet the 5 new Supreme Court Judges sworn in today.
Images: Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, and Sanjay Kumar.
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
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8
45
Did you know that since 1950, a CJI has dissented only 13 times in a Constitution Bench case! 15% of these dissents took place in just the last two years. What does this mean for diversity of views in the
#SupremeCourt
?
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14
47
#Breaking
: The Supreme Court has listed the challenge to the Abrogation of
#Article370
before a new 5-Judge Bench. The case has been pending since 2019.
The case will be heard on July 11th for directions.
1
10
46
The SC is inviting bids for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to transcribe oral arguments of Constitution Bench proceedings.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#LiveTranscription
#ConstitutionBench
#ArtificialIntelligence
2
10
46
Today, in a novel development, the arguments before the CJI Chandrachud-led Constitution Bench will be transcribed live.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#Transcription
#ConstitutionBench
0
5
44
#BREAKING
: Union Law Minister announces appointment of two new SC Judges: Justices Rajesh Bindal (Chief Justice of Allahabad HC) and Aravind Kumar (Chief Justice of Gujarat HC).
The SC now has 34 sitting judges and 0 vacancies .
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
#JudgeAppointments
3
7
43
#BREAKING
: A Bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna is expected to hear petitions challenging Adv. Victoria Gowri's appointment as a Madras HC Judge. The hearing was scheduled to take place early as Ms. Gowri will be sworn in at 10:30 AM.
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
2
0
41
Today, a 9-judge bench will assemble to hear one of the oldest pending cases before the Supreme Court. It concerns the nature of private property.
For a comprehensive history of the case, read our case background:
1
11
42
5-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud unanimously strikes down the electoral bonds scheme. Directs that the issuance of bonds be stopped with immediate effect.
#ElectoralBonds
#SupremeCourt
#SupremeCourtofIndia
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8
40
#BREAKING
#SupremeCourt
in 6:1 majority declares sub-classification within
#ScheduledCaste
and
#ScheduledTribe
categories is permissible for reservations.
5-Judge Bench decision in E.V. Chinnaiah v AP is overruled.
CJI: The Majority of has overruled the decision in E.V. Chinnaiah v State of Andhra Pradesh (2004). Held that sub-classification of Scheduled Caste for the purposes of reservation is permissible.
Justice Bela Trivedi has dissented.
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
#Reservations
2
2
4
0
8
42
The Bench has assembled to pronounce its judgement on the validity of remission granted to 11 convicts in the
#BilkisBano
gangrape case. Follow this thread for live updates from the hearing:
1
5
40
@jaynakothari
Here is a link to our Desk Post which statistically analyses J. Banumathi's time at the Supreme Court:
3
12
40
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya, Martha K. Koome is sitting with the CJI D.Y. Chandrachud-led Constitution Bench to observe the proceedings. Chief Justice Koome is visiting India as a part of a delegation from the Supreme Court of Kenya.
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
1
8
42
#BREAKING
: The CJI Chandrachud Constitution Bench will begin hearing two pending cases on March 21st, 2023.
#SupremeCourtofIndia
1
4
41
Is payment of royalty by mine leaseholders a form of tax?
A 9 judge
#ConstitutionBench
of the
#SupremeCourt
will consider this question today. The case has been pending for 9044 days making it the second-oldest Constitution Bench case in the SC.
0
4
39
“The
#SupremeCourt
was mainly
#Brahmin
and upper class," said Krishna Iyer J in 1980. By the end of 2023, it appears more than a third of SC judges were Brahmin.
@scobserver
look at the slip between cup and lip of the
#CJI
’s effort to improve
#diversity
:
2
7
37
President, Vice President and other judges of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany join the Supreme Court to observe proceedings today.
#SupremeCourt
#SupremeCourtofIndia
2
2
38
#BREAKING
: SC forms expert committee to investigate allegations of regulatory failure in the securities market pertaining to the Adani-Hindenburg controversy. The committee will submit its report within 2 months.
#Adani
#Hindenburg
#ExpertPanel
#Securities
#SEBI
1
12
38
We are delighted to invite you to the Supreme Court in Review, 2019!
On 20th December, the event will bring together lawyers, academics, journalists and litigants to discuss the landmark decisions that emerged from the Court in 2019.
To attend RSVP:
3
21
38
The 279th Law Commission Report recommends retaining the
#SeditionLaw
under S.124A of the IPC. The report suggests stricter punishment and model guidelines to curb misuse of the law.
#LawCommission
#IPC
#FreedomOfSpeech
1
8
36
#Live
: The Supreme Court begins delivering the judgement in challenge to abrogation of
#Article370
The Chief announces that there are 3 opinions.
1 judgement by the CJI for himself, Gavai & Kant JJ , a concurring opinion by Kaul J and a concurring opinion by Khanna J.
1
6
36
Today, CJI Chandrachud stated that starting next week,Specialised Benches will be constituted to hear
1) Criminal Appeals
2) Tax Cases
3) Land Acquisition Cases
4) Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Cases
#SupremeCourt
#chiefjusticeofindia
0
2
38
#BREAKING
: 9-judge bench of the
#SupremeCourt
holds in a 8:1 majority that "royalty" paid by mine leaseholders is not a form of tax. The bench held that state governments have the power to tax mineral lands under Entries 49 and 50 of the State List.
0
7
36
#BREAKING
: Supreme Court issued notice to the Union Government and Attorney General of India in a petition by a same sex couple seeking recognition of marriage under Special Marriage Act, 1954.
#SupremeCourt
#SameSexMarriage
0
4
36
The 1st Attorney General, M.C. Setalvad, believed that the AG was the defender of the Constitution.
The 14th, Mukul Rohatgi, saw the function of the AG to be the counsel of the State.
We examine the role of the AG of India.
Read more:
#SCObserver
1
8
37
#BREAKING
: Supreme Court notifies composition of the Constitution Bench to hear the plea to legalise same-sex marriage. Led by CJI Chandrachud, Justices S.K. Kaul, Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and P.S. Narasimha will hear the case.
#LGBTQIA
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
0
3
37
Today, the Supreme Court upheld the practice of
#Jallikattu
, as permitted by the 2017
#TamilNadu
Amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Read SCO's Matrix.
#JallikattuJudgement
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#AnimalRights
#Culture
0
11
36
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The Supreme Court Observer is a living archive of the Court. We aim to build popular understanding and engagement with SCI's work.
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The first half of 2024 was action-packed in the
#SupremeCourt
. 7 and 9 judge benches heard
#ConstitutionBench
cases over 30 days. The judgements could have ramifications on Union-state relations, citizenship rights & the affirmative action discourse in India.
Here's a full list:
1
11
34
Senior Advocate A.M. Singhvi requests the Court to urgently hear the petition challenging the ED's arrest of Arvind Kejriwal yesterday.
"Go to Justice Khanna's Court and mention the case there," the Chief Justice of India said.
#SupremeCourt
#ArvindKejriwalArrested
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1
32
#BREAKING
The
#SupremeCourt
has published the 9-Judge Bench judgement which upheld the state gov's power to
#tax
mines and minerals.
The judgement is 393 pages long.
CJI Chandrachud's opinion is 200 pages.
Justice Nagarathna's dissent is 193 pages.
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1
34
On the occasion of International Women's Day, SCO provides a snapshot of the former women Judges of the Supreme Court of India.
(contd.)
#SupremeCourtObserver
#SCObserver
#SCO
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#womenjudges
#womensday2023
3
7
35
The Supreme Court has published its judgement unanimously striking down the Union's
#ElectoralBonds
Scheme as unconstitutional.
Out of the 232 pages of the judgement, CJI Chandrachud has written 158 pages and Justice Khanna has written 74.
Access here:
1
3
32
#Breaking
: Supreme Court upholds the Union's abrogation of Article 370 which removed the "special status" granted to
#JammuAndKashmir
.
They reasoned that Art. 370 was a temporary provision meant to ensure J&K's complete integration into India.
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
#Article370
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9
32
#BREAKING
#SupremeCourt
declares that a stay order granted in civil & criminal cases does not automatically lapse after 6 months. It will remain in operation till the case is decided, unless it is expressly timebound.
Today, a
#ConstitutionBench
of the
#SupremeCourt
will deliver its
#judgement
on whether a temporary stay granted by a Court in pending cases automatically ceases to operate after 6 months.
The case was heard for one day in Dec'23.
Report:
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10
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Last month, we spoke to Prof. Rohit De about recent
#SupremeCourt
developments & their historical context!
Prof. De is an Associate Prof. of
#History
at
@Yale
& the author of "A People's Constitution"
Listen in:
CC:
@mjsharafi
@MaLawdy
@chintan_dc
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34
This week, the SC published 4 resolutions, reiterating the appointments of Mr. Sundaresan (Bombay HC), Mr. Saurabh Kirpal (Delhi HC), Mr. R. John Sathyan (Madras HC), and Mr. Amitesh Banerjee and Mr. Sakya Sen (Calcutta HC).
#Collegium
#SupremeCourt
#supremecourtofindia
3
9
32
The SC is hearing a petition challenging laws that provide for the 'restitution of conjugal rights'. The petitioners argue that the laws violate the rights to equality, non-discrimination & privacy.
Read the case background and summary of the petition:
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10
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The first 8 judges of the
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
had many things in common, but their individual stories revealed many differences.
In our special series of the Court's 75th anniversary,
@spandinamina
explores the lives and legacies of the original eight:
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9
33
#BREAKING
: Supreme Court upholds validity of unstamped
#arbitration
agreement.
The 7-Judge
#ConstitutionBench
overrules the 5-Judge Bench decision in N.N. Global Mercantile v Indo Unique Flame Ltd (April 2023)
#SupremeCourtofIndia
0
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