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The Supreme Court’s rebuke to a broom-bearing bail Order
As the Court voids unfair bail conditions in Odisha, deeper structural diagnosis remains untouched
8th May 2026
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Monthly Review: April 2026
With Sabarimala at its epicentre, April marked a substantial month for judicial accountability and electoral scrutiny
8th May 2026
Analysis
Cabinet clears Bill to expand Supreme Court strength to 38 judges
The proposal suggests that a bigger strength would translate to speedy justice as pendency trends reach new records
6th May 2026
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 5 | Issue 1
In this Issue, we have shortlisted unmissable judgements from 27 April to 1 May 2026
4th May 2026
Analysis
Essential Religious Practices: Court in Review
The evolution of Supreme Court jurisprudence on the essential religious practices (ERP) doctrine over 19 cases
4th May 2026
Analysis
Through courtrooms and constituencies
An urgent pre-counting hearing was the TMC’s final attempt at challenging the poll procedure in West Bengal.
3rd May 2026
Analysis
Verbosity and repetitions
Did the Sabarimala hearings pass the litmus test of Court mandated timelines?
2nd May 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
