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A living archive of the Supreme Court of India. Reporting on the SCI since 2017. scobserver.in Joined March 2017-
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SCOLR Daily | Case #115 Shephali Chakraborty v The State of West Bengal Date: 3 June 2026 | Citation: 2026 SCOLR5 6(2)[9] The Supreme Court held that judicial oversight under Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 should be exercised with the welfare of the minor as a paramount consideration, as per the doctrine of parens patriae—the State takes care of those who cannot take care of themselves. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #judgementoftheday
The Delhi High Court’s ruling on the “right to be forgotten” endorsed the de-indexing of search results as a middle path between erasing information entirely and allowing unrestricted access to past records. We analyse: scobserver.in/journal/when-a…
In a two-part commentary, Advocate Sarthak Gupta examines the unprecedented reliance on UAPA conviction data as an argument against pre-trial detention in bail jurisprudence. Part 1: scobserver.in/journal/part-1… Part 2: scobserver.in/journal/part-2…
SCOLR Daily | Case #114 Kulsum Nisha v State of Uttar Pradesh Date: 2 June 2026 | Citation: 2026 SCOLR5 6(2)[9] The Supreme Court held that married daughters cannot be excluded as beneficiaries to welfare schemes merely on the ground of their marital status. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #judgementoftheday
As the Partial Working Days begin, several of the matters that defined the first half remain unfinished. We round-up the Court's activities for the first-half of this year: scobserver.in/journal/the-fi…
In May, the Supreme Court delivered the SIR judgement and made space for accommodating more judges on the bench. More in our monthly review: scobserver.in/journal/monthl…
SCOLR Daily | Case #113 Darubai v Kamalabai Date: 1 June 2026 | Citation: 2026 SCOLR5 6(2)[8] The Supreme Court held that when a Hindu male dies without a will, any property he owned will be divided among his own immediate heirs as personal or individual property, as per Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. It does not become a joint family property. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #judgementoftheday
Our Court in Review series provides a brief history of all nine-judge Bench judgements of the Supreme Court. Read: scobserver.in/journal/all-ni…
Our latest issue of the Supreme Court Observer Law Reports (SCOLR), shortlists five important judgements delivered last week, including bonus judgements from May 2026. Read: scobserver.in/journal/sco-lr…
SCOLR Daily | Case #112 Bhikani Devi and etc. v Union of India and Others Date: 1 June 2026 | Citation: 2026 SCOLR5 6(2)[7] The Supreme Court held that casual labourers granted temporary status cannot be denied pensionary benefits solely because they were never formally regularised. It held that pension is a constitutional right and a form of property protected under Article 300A. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #JudgementOfTheDay
SCOLR Daily | Case #111 Prajwala v Union of India Date: 29 May 2026 | Citation: 2026 SCOLR5 6(2)[6] The Supreme Court held that the victims of trafficking hold a fundamental right to rehabilitation under Articles 21 and 23. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #JudgementOfTheDay
Our newsletter brings a bring to you a mid-year review of the Supreme Court as it begins its partial working days. Old cases, more judges, and new controversies crowd its attention. Read: scobserver.in/journal/the-fi…
In our latest issue of the Supreme Court Observer Law Reports (SCOLR), we shortlist five unmissable judgements from 1 June to 5 June 2026, with bonus judgements from May. Read: scobserver.in/journal/sco-lr…
On 29 May, a Bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice K.V. Viswanathan recast who may vote in Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections, who may contest, tenure lengths of office-bearers, and campaign rules. Our analysis: scobserver.in/journal/why-th…
In our May Review, we look back at the recommendation of five new Supreme Court judges and the conclusion of the year-long challenge to the Bihar SIR. Read: scobserver.in/journal/monthl…
We examine the gap between the Union’s assurance and the direction issued by the Supreme Court in the NEET-UG matter. Read: scobserver.in/journal/the-ne…
As the Supreme Court reserves judgement in two nine-judge Bench matters, we revisit the history of every nine-judge Bench verdict delivered by the Court. Read: scobserver.in/journal/all-ni…
While argument per individual in the Sabarimala hearings was relatively lower than usual, the overall time taken for review petitioners to conclude depended on the sheer number of counsel who appeared. Our analysis: scobserver.in/journal/sabari…
SCOLR Daily | Case #110 Pila Pahan @ Peela Pahan v State of Jharkhand Date: 29 May 2026 | Citation: 2026 SCOLR5 6(1)[5] The Supreme Court held that delay in pronouncement of a reasoned judgement causes irreparable loss to the parties. It issued comprehensive guidelines under Article 142, for the pronouncement of reserved judgements, uploading of judgements, monitoring of delayed matters and remedies available to litigants in cases of prolonged delay before High Courts. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #JudgementOfTheDay
In the Sabarimala Reference, SG Tushar Mehta led the charge for the Union of India and made the longest single oral argument of the entire hearing, accounting for 19% of the review petitioners’ total time. Our analysis: scobserver.in/journal/sabari…
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