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Industrial alcohol is the GST Council's unfinished federal business: States won the legal fight, but the 18% GST still applies

The GST Council is set to meet regarding the regulation of industrial alcohol, which has been contested between the government and states. The Supreme Court has ruled that states have the power to regulate industrial alcohol as it falls under their jurisdiction. Despite this, industrial alcohol remains categorized under the…

The Economic Times · 7h ago

When ECs disagree: Key questions answered on Election Commission row; why it happened, how it unfolded, who decides & what is the bigger issue

The Election Commission row has raised questions over internal dissent, electoral-roll management and the appointment of Election Commissioners. Reported objections by Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi have put the spotlight on decision-making, voter database access and Special Intensive Revision. Meanwhile, a Supreme Court split over the 2023 appointment law…

The Economic Times · Sep 24

Election Commissioner appointment law: The case on India's top election body before the Supreme Court, the controversy and what comes next | Explained

The Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on petitions challenging the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The case traces back to the 2015 Anoop Baranwal petition and raises questions over the selection panel, Election Commission independence, and what happens next.

The Economic Times · Sep 24

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SC gives split opinions on referring to larger bench pleas against 2023 law appointing CEC, ECs

The Supreme Court of India addressed the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner Act, 2023. The law excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for election commissioners, prompting various challenges. Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma expressed differing opinions on the need for a larger…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

No timeline, but Governors can’t sit on Bills indefinitely, says Supreme Court

Timelines cannot be imposed on the President or Governors to decide on pending Bills, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday, November 20. The court, however, said that Governors cannot sit on Bills indefinitely, in which case the Supreme Court would exercise a limited power of…

Newslaundry · Nov 20, 2025

Supreme Court reserves verdict on whether private property is community wealth

A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reserved judgment on the question whether material resources created by individual human labour would constitute the resources of the community.

The Hindu · May 1, 2024

Review plea in SC claims electoral bonds case alleged ‘make-believe violation of fundamental rights’

The petition said the Parliament, where petitioner-lawyer Mathews J. Nedumpara was “symbolically present”, had ushered in the scheme through an amendment in the Finance Act to curb black money.

The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024

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SC refers to Constitution Bench Kerala suit against Centre’s shackles on States’ borrowing powers

Supreme Court refers Kerala's borrowing powers suit to Constitution Bench, Union bails out Kerala with ₹13,608 crore.

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2024

How were the new Election Commissioners selected? | Explained

President appoints two retired IAS officers as Election Commissioners under new law, sparking controversy and legal challenges.

The Hindu · Mar 18, 2024

Deprivileging bribe: On overruling the majority verdict in P.V. Narasimha Rao vs State

A seven-member Constitution Bench has foregrounded probity as the main aspect of parliamentary functioning

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2024

Affluent sub-castes among backward classes may be excluded from quota list, observes Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench questions why affluent sub-castes among backward classes should not be excluded from reservation.

The Hindu · Feb 6, 2024

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 · Dec 31, 2023

Arbitration agreements in unstamped contracts valid, says Constitution Bench

Supreme Court holds arbitration agreements embedded in unstamped or insufficiently-stamped contracts valid. Separability presumption allows arbitral tribunal to assume jurisdiction and decide on its own.

The Hindu · Dec 13, 2023

Re-criminalising adultery as a gender-neutral offence | Explained

The Hindu decodes the history of the adultery provision and what impact making it gender-neutral may have

The Hindu · Dec 3, 2023

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The Hindu · Nov 30, 2023

Same-sex marriage verdict review: How does a review petition get heard in the Supreme Court? | Explained

In the wake of review pleas filed against the Supreme Court’s decision in the same-sex marriage case, The Hindu decodes the ambit of review petitions, why they are not heard in open court, and whether there exists any remedy beyond this jurisdiction.

The Hindu · Nov 27, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023

Verdict on Article 370 challenge pending, Supreme Court judge Kaul retires in December

Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, is set to retire on December 25. He was the senior most puisne judge on the five-judge Constitution Bench, which reserved the case challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution for verdict. The petitioners argued it was an attack on federalism…

The Hindu · Nov 6, 2023

Assam illegal immigrants | SC postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to Dec. 5

As a result, the provision fixes March 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for granting citizenship to Bangladeshi migrants in Assam.

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The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023

Review plea filed in SC against same-sex marriage judgment

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of a Constitution Bench’s majority judgment which had held that only the legislature can recognise or regulate queer marriage.

The Hindu · Oct 22, 2023

Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage verdict acts as a formidable document upholding the Indianness of homosexuality and gender queerness

Supreme Court affirms queerness is Indian, not foreign; CJI D.Y. Chandrachud notes how prejudice is a remnant of colonial past. Five judges agree that queerness is not limited to urban, elite few. CJI says demand to legalise same-sex marriage should not be dismissed as foreign idea. Colonial laws heaped indignity…

The Hindu · Oct 17, 2023

Same-sex marriage | Supreme Court’s majority view holds that it cannot legalise queer unions

Five-judge Constitution Bench holds non-heterosexual couples cannot claim unqualified right to marry; minority view of CJ and Justice Kaul holds State should carve out regulatory framework to recognise civil union; majority view of Justices Bhat, Kohli and Narasimha holds it's for legislature to recognise and grant legal status to non-heterosexual…

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2023

Money Bill, AMU’s minority status, Quota within quota: The cases before the new CJI-led seven-judge Constitution Bench | Explained

On October 12, the seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear matters about the passage of laws as ‘money bills’, Aligarh Muslim University’s minority status, re-distribution of quota within SC reservation, freedom of press vis-a-vis legislative privileges, and the competence of State legislatures to levy additional taxes.

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

The Money Bill conundrum: Seven-judge Constitution Bench to revisit issue | Explained

With a seven-judge Constitution Bench set to hear on October 12 a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s use of the money bill route to pass key legislations, we look at how the reference came to be made

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2023

Supreme Court asks Centre, Delhi government to file common compilation of arguments in services row

The Supreme Court ordered a common compilation of submissions be filed by both the parties in a petition by Delhi government challenging the Central government’s law establishing pre-eminence of the Lieutenant Governor over the elected Aam Aadmi Party dispensation in controlling services in the national capital.

The Hindu · Sep 16, 2023

What are the three cases before the new CJI-led Constitution Bench? | Explained

The Hindu explains the upcoming cases to be heard by a new five-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud

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