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The Supreme Court of India has referred its Nabam Rebia (2016) ruling to a larger bench. In the Nabam Rebia case, the court held that a Speaker cannot

The apex court said that it cannot reinstate the Uddhav Thackeray government as the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief had resigned on his own.

Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have opposed the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the country whereas Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Sikkim had sought more time to give their opinion on same-sex marriage issue.

The largest Bench of the Court sat for the longest time six months and delivered arguably the most celebrated judgment in the legislative history of independent India. It conceded to Parliament but only partly the power to suitably amend the Constitution to carry forward its intent but held it could not tinker with or alter the ‘basic structure‘ of the same. Most crucially, it could not curtail the independent power of the Judiciary to review any legislation to ensure that it conforms to the...

A strong defence of Parliament’s power to make laws marked the respondents’ plea to the Supreme Court to respect the separation of powers.

During the hearing yesterday, the court opined that marriage is a constitutional right and not merely a statutory right.

The Supreme Court will tomorrow pronounce its verdict in the case between the Central and Delhi governments regarding the administrative control over transfers and postings of civil servants in the national capital

The Supreme Court's Constitution Bench will tomorrow deliver two important verdicts. The first pertains to the conflict between the factions of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde that emerged after the Shiv Sena party rift, resulting in substantial political upheaval in Maharashtra.

New Delhi, May 9: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, heading a Constitution Bench dealing with a petition seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage, on Tuesday remarked that the top court is working on making the transcript of live streaming proceedings available in regional languages.

The Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had heard the parties on a number of issues, including the powers of the Governor and the Speaker in the wake of defection of MLAs.