Supreme Court Lists 25 Constitution Bench Matters From August 29, After Justice Lalit Takes Over As CJI

From August 29 onwards (after Justice Lalit takes over as the Chief Justice of the India), 25 five-judge matters will be listed before concerned benches.

The matters are not listed for substantive hearing but for directions related to the completion of filings, indication of tentative time to be taken by lawyers for arguments etc.

The cases include the challenge to the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 that provided for reservations for economically weaker sections (Janhit Abhiyan versus Union of India), WhatsApp's privacy policy issue (Vivek Narayan Sharma versus Union of India), plea related to Jallikettu (Animal Welfare Board of India vs Union of India) etc.

Read the list of cases here.