Supreme Court Roundups

A round up of the month’s developments and cases decided by the Supreme Court of India.

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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on constitutionality of EWS Quota and dissent; Juvenility of Kathua gangrape-murder accused; acquittal of all Chhawla gangrape-murder accused; why Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts were set free, and more. It also covers reports on Justice Chandrachud’s appointment as the 50th CJI and his to-do-list; CJI UU Lalit’s retirement; explainers on important law points; some Never Reported Judgments; and career trajectory and important decision of Justice BR Gavai.

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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Hijab Ban Controversy, Punishment for Two-Finger test on sexual assault survivors, Dishonour of Cheques; Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and more. It also covers reports on confirmation of Justice Dr DY Chandrachud as the next CJI; Justice Hemant Gupta’s retirement; explainers on important law points; career trajectory and important decision of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice BV Nagarathna.

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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Unmarried persons’ right to safe abortion, Inclusion of ‘marital rape’ under Abortion laws, Journalist Sidhique Kappan’s bail; Constitution Bench’s opinion on Doctrine of Precedents; Reference of question relating to Pre-sentence hearing of death row convicts; Explainers on important law points; Collegium Recommendation; and more

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This roundup contains reports on Justice NV Ramana’s retirement as the 48th CJI; Justice UU Lalit’s plan as new CJI; Rulings on Benami Property law; Unconventional families and their rights; UP CM Yogi Adityanath Hate Speech; Orders on Release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists, PM Security lapse, Pegasus Spyware; PMLA cases; Explainers; Important references to larger/Constitution Benches and ‘Know Thy Judge’ reports on Supreme Court Judges and more.

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Top Stories Your cheat sheet to Supreme Court’s 545 pages long Money Laundering verdict The 3-judge bench of AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari

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Top Stories of the Month Clean Chit to PM Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots case “SIT Officials have come out with flying

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Unmissable Stories Sedition Law under scanner| All pending cases to be kept in abeyance; Centre/States urged not to register fresh cases till

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Most Read story of the Month Producing false/fake certificate is a grave misconduct; Dismissal of service justified in such cases “The question

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  “Women are subject to a patriarchal mindset that regards them as primary caregivers and homemakers and thus, they are burdened with

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“No doubt, that a Judicial Officer while discharging his/her duties, is expected to be independent, fearless, impassionate and non-impulsive. But a Judicial

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“Merit is not solely of one‘s own making. The rhetoric surrounding merit obscures the way in which family, schooling, fortune and a

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“Many people with mental health disorders are willing and able to work. However, socio-structural barriers impede their participation in the workforce. People

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Year 2021! The year that started with the hope of the COVID-19 Pandemic nearing an end with countries starting vaccination, ended up

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Unlike the year 2020, the Supreme Court Constitution Bench has functioned limitedly in the year 2021, with the number of judgments delivered

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JANUARY Manish Kumar v. Union of India, (2021) 5 SCC 1 The 3-Judge Bench of Rohinton Fali Nariman, Navin Sinha and K.M.

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“It is no part of any judge’s duty to strain the plain words of a statute, beyond recognition and to the point

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“In matters pertaining to national security, the scope of judicial review is limited. However, this does not mean that the State gets

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by Tanvi Singh†

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by Kamini Sharma†

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“Time has now come to change the work culture and get out of the adjournment culture so that confidence and trust put

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