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“No question of gagging…”: Supreme Court seeks guidelines on disseminating courtroom clips
The Bench asked the Union to propose safeguards, while directing social media channels to comply with its order prohibiting circulation
9th Oct 2026
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How will preventive detention cases be decided after the Supreme Court’s NSA ruling?
The ruling in the Sambhal detention moves away from subjective satisfaction and tightens the reliance on supporting evidence
9th Oct 2026
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Why the challenge to the Election Commissioners law must be heard by five judges
Whether the selection committee may have an executive majority is yet to be judicially settled.
7th Oct 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 10 | Issue 1
In this issue, we identify five important judgements from 28 September to 2 October 2026
5th Oct 2026
Analysis
Suo Moto Cognisance of Rape Incidents in Delhi | SC seeks Union’s response
The Union assured that strict measures were being implemented and sought time to file comprehensive report
5th Oct 2026
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From “Resolution” to “Statement”
Three new judges were recommended to the Supreme Court. The Collegium said little about them. We asked practitioners.
4th Oct 2026
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Monthly Review: September 2026
September may have passed in a blur, but the Supreme Court’s docket was firmly in motion
30th 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
