In 2018, West Bengal withdrew its consent to be under the CBI's jurisdiction. In 2021, as the CBI's activities in West Bengal continued, the state government filed an Original Suit in the Supreme Court arguing that the Union government had unlawfully and unconstitutionally deployed the CBI. The Union argued that the case was not maintainable at all, as it did not control the CBI, and that Original Suits can only be filed against the State. The Court's decision to uphold the maintainability of this petition is likely the beginning of an important debate on Union-state dynamics in the area of law and order. As the Court gears up to hear the case, which is likely to be heard this month, we explain everything that has happened so far.

Is the Supreme Court a man's world?

75 Years after the establishment of the Supreme Court, the institution has seen just 11 women judges in its corridors. Where does the problem lie?

As part of Supreme Court Observer's special series commemorating 75 years of the Supreme Court, we're presenting this video, capturing the highs and the lows for gender diversity at the top court.

Check out the special series now! We've written about the very first judges of the Supreme Court, on the Court's architecture and its meaning, Courts in cinema and more!

On 1 August 2024, a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court upheld the validity of sub-classification within the reserved categories in a 6:1 majority. In an interview with the Supreme Court Observer, Dr Anup Surendranath, Prof. of Law at the National Law University, Delhi discussed the legal and social impact of the decision. He believes that while the judgement gets a lot right, its group-based approach to reservation and the extension of the ‘creamy layer’ exception to SC/STs, raise questions.