The Supreme Court has been hearing cases concerning pollution in Delhi for decades now. But how much has its intervention moved the needle?Supreme Court Observer's newsletter and months of Court reporting tells a story of inaction, and weak enforcement.

In Bachan Singh (1980), the Supreme Court introduced the ‘rarest of rare cases’ standard for awarding the death penalty. But how do courts assess mitigating factors during sentencing?

In this video, we explore the uneven application of these factors, from Bachan Singh to the recent Ramesh A. Naika judgement, where the Supreme Court overturned a death sentence.

Did you know that Cornelia Sorabji from India became the first woman to pass the Civil Law examinations at Oxford? Despite passing the Bar, she was not allowed to plead before the Allahabad High Court as the profession was restricted to men at the time. Over a century later, the representation of women in the legal profession continues to be the exception and not the norm. We explore this issue in our latest video this International Woman’s Day month.

Can a conviction stand on a single testimony? The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that a prosecutrix's 'unshaken' testimony alone can secure a conviction, even without evidence of physical injury, if deemed wholly trustworthy. We summarise the key judgements where the Court has consistently upheld this principle, emphasising on credibility and confidence in the prosecutrix's statement. Watch now!

In our latest interview, Gautam Bhatia, author and advocate, sat down with Advay Vora, Assistant Editor, SCO to discuss his new book 'Indian Constitution: A Conversation with Power.' Bhatia spoke about the power dynamics between the Union and the states in a federal structure. He talked about how the Constitution as a whole has a centralising drift. He also shared some insights into his writing process and gave a little sneak peek about his upcoming work. Listen to the full interview now!

Supreme Court Observer in conversation with Justice Indira Banerjee, former Judge, Supreme Court of India. Justice Banerjee was at the Supreme Court between 2018 to 2022. In this interview she shares her views on women in the judiciary, challenges in clearing pendency and more.

On 28 February, a bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna reinstated two women civil judges whose employment was terminated by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The judgement emphasised the need to create a sensitive work environment for women to thrive in the judiciary. We summarise the case issue here.

In our last newsletter, we examined the Supreme Court’s intervention in the Ranveer Allahbadia case. While a Division Bench granted the YouTuber interim relief, it strongly criticised his “disgusting” comments and barred him from hosting new shows.Our latest video breaks down how these restrictions function as 'prior restraint' on free speech and impact Allahbadia’s right to practice his profession. Our analysis looks into a case where a judgement was delivered not too long ago, and dealt with similar issues at hand.