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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 17, 2023

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 · Oct 16, 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 11, 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

The Hindu · Sep 16, 2023

Wrong to think only ‘fancy’ cases reach Constitution Benches, says CJI

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Friday told a lawyer to disabuse his mind of the notion that the Supreme Court constitutes Constitution Benches to hear “fancy” matters which have nothing to do with the daily travails of the ordinary people. He said that in cases like the Article…

The Hindu · Sep 15, 2023

Sedition law | Supreme Court refers petitions challenging validity of Section 124A to Constitution Bench

The court rejected the government’s request to defer the case against Section 124A

The Hindu · Sep 12, 2023

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 · Sep 11, 2023

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 · Aug 20, 2023

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 · Aug 4, 2023

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…

The Hindu · Aug 1, 2023