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Criminal liability of trusts: Where does the buck stop?
The Supreme Court extends its reasoning on a trust’s legal personality beyond the cheque-bounce context.
18th Sep 2026
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Mining lease first, forest clearance later
The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to grant leases covering virgin forest before authorities approve mining there.
18th Sep 2026
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Legislating India’s Tribunals: A Timeline
Our timeline covers the key Supreme Court judgements on legislations concerning Tribunals in India
17th Sep 2026
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Manipur Violence | SC reiterates the need of special courts to hear cases
The Bench directed the Manipur Legal Service Authority to furnish information on unnatural death cases in the state
17th Sep 2026
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Jantar Mantar Protests | Objections to HPEC “premature”, says Supreme Court
The inquiry will first look at pellet guns, violence against women protesters and the destruction of property.
16th Sep 2026
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Collegium’s familiarisation policy: an incomplete reform
Recent appointments reveal that transfer of judges prior to their elevation as Chief Justice must factor time for state government consultat
15th Sep 2026
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 9 | Issue 2
In this issue, we identify five important judgements from 7 September to 11 September 2026
14th Sep 2026
From the editor's desk
The differential levels of scrutiny the Court applies to studies on caste vis-a-vis economic backwardness may have deep and abiding implications for how affirmative action policies are crafted in the future, and is especially prescient in a situation where challenges to EWS reservations remain pending.
The Mandal and Sinho Commissions: A Study in Contrasts
Studies examining caste-based backwardness have a higher bar to pass than those studying backwardness within the ‘general category'.
SCO Team
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Analysis
Can the Supreme Court Provide Reservations for Orphans?
With the petition seeking orphans to be identified as a backward class, are we moving away from a caste centric definition of backwardness.
8th Jun 2021
Analysis
Part I—The Mandal and Sinho Commissions: A Study in Contrasts
There is a marked difference in the methodology employed by the Mandal and Major Sinho Commissions in studying backwardness.
11th Jan 2022
Analysis
SC Offers Hope for OBC Reservations in Maharashtra Municipal Elections
The Maharashtra government was directed to submit data justifying its OBC reservation policy to the State Commission for Backward Castes.
20th Jan 2022
Analysis
Medical Students Relieved as SC Issues Order in PG NEET Case
DESK BRIEF: The SC issued an Order allowing the Union to immediately commence counselling for admissions to postgraduate medical programmes.
8th Jan 2022
