Appointment of Judicial Officers under the Bar quota: Judgement explainer

In 2014, The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government introduced the 99th Constitutional Amendment. This replaced the Collegium system used to to appoint judges to the higher judiciary, with a National J...

25 Jun 20245min

Last month, a Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court adjourned a plea by the Association for Democratic Reforms seeking the disclosure of the number of votes cast at each polling station by the ECI under...

13 Jun 20245min

On Sunday, the National Democratic Alliance formed the new Government with Narendra Modi taking oath for a third consecutive term as the Prime Minister of India. This concluded a two month long event ...

11 Jun 20244min

In April 2024, the Supreme Court heard 6 days of arguments on whether states government or the Union government had the power to regulate Industrial Alcohol. The 9-judge Bench in State of Uttar Prades...

13 Mai 20247min

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking 100 percent vote verification through VVPATs

10 Mai 20246min

On 4 March 2024, a 7-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that the Constitution did not give immunity to our MLAs from charges of bribery. We detail what the case is about, how it reache...

10 Apr 20245min

Is royalty paid by mine leaseholders a form of tax? Who has the power to collect tax for a crucial natural resource such as important as minerals? The Constitution of India says that it is the state...

20 Mar 20245min

On 8 February 2024, a 7-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud reserved judgement on the validity of sub-classifications within reserved categories. We summarise the core arguments in ...

29 Feb 20249min