Supreme Court Observer

Last week, the Court directed the Union of India to formulate a no-fault compensation policy for deaths allegedly due to the Covid-19 vaccine. The Court refused to specifically attribute any individual death to the vaccine. Read: scobserver.in/journal/who-pa…

The 9-judge Bench heard arguments for 3 days, including from trade unions favouring a wider interpretation and states proposing to restrict it. In our explainer, we wrote that the case could swing the country’s labour jurisprudence: scobserver.in/journal/what-i…

Yesterday, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the case considering the scope of the term “industry” and the functions which may be excluded from it. Our report: scobserver.in/reports/defini…

SCOLR Daily | Case #53 Rachana Gangu v Union of India Citation: 2026 SCOLR 3(3)[11] The Supreme Court held that the State has an obligation under Article 21 to ensure a mechanism of redressal for affected families when a grave harm is alleged to have occurred in the course of a State-led public health intervention. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #JudgementOfTheDay

Singh: Sec 9B, allows wholesale power to exempt an entire industry - for what purpose. Where serious repercussions to public interest. Sec 9B applies to private and public sector both.

Singh: The ID Act itself contains a series of safety valves, those include the power of the appropriate government to completely exempt industries. Proviso b to Sec 9A. No notice of change is required, where the fundamental rules, or any rules notified by the appropriate government.

The Bench has assembled to hear Day 3 of arguments in the matter concerning the definition of "Industry". Case background: scobserver.in/cases/uttar-pr… Day 1: scobserver.in/reports/defini… Day 2: scobserver.in/reports/defini…

In our newsletter, we wrote about how the NCERT matter is an opportunity to question alleged executive interference in curricula. Read: scobserver.in/journal/touch-…

In Rachana Gangu v Union of India, the Court directed the Union to formulate a no-fault compensation policy, while refusing to legally attribute any individual death to the Covid-19 vaccine. We analyse the decision: scobserver.in/journal/who-pa…

Yesterday, respondents defended the wide interpretation of “industry” before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. They argued that the Industrial Disputes Act was a beneficial legislation that provides access to justice. Read: scobserver.in/reports/defini…

SCOLR Daily | Case #52 Pannalal Bhansali v Bharti Telecom Limited Citation: 2026 SCOLR 3(3)[12] The Supreme Court held that the conduct of parties is significant in determining their bona fide intent at the time of executing an agreement in a suit for specific performance. Read: scobserver.in/supreme-court-… #JudgementOfTheDay

@vvenkatesan Singh: In that context, I just want to place certain paras... CJI: No need for that...tomorrow we will give 10 minutes each.

Singh: Unless there is something you find it shocking in BWSSB Narasimha J: NJAC...there were contentions that the judgements were not correctly decided. Five judges cannot hear it and post it before a larger bench. Singh: It examined the situation where what are the circumstances where judgements that have been held for a long time can be deferred.

Today, a nine-judge Bench of the #SupremeCourt will hear submissions on the correctness of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. R. Rajappa (1978), which gave an expansive definition to “industry” under Section 2(j) of the Act. Case background: scobserver.in/cases/uttar-pr…