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Adjudicating the Environmental Juristocracy | Highlights from the Courts and Constitution Conference 2026
Find out what the panel discussed on the recent interventions from the Court in matters of environmental conversation
6th Apr 2026
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Brave new web
The underlying mechanics of the IT Rules 2021 amendments suggest there is more behind the scenes than just user protection
6th Apr 2026
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Monthly Review: March 2026
March saw the return of nine-judge benches after almost two years and key decisions in cases of significance
4th Apr 2026
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3,525 PILs, no stopwatch: Parliament’s data, M.C. Mehta, and the continuing mandamus question
If the government doesn't know how long PILs take, M.C. Mehta's 39-year wait is the answer it never bothered to record.
4th Apr 2026
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Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls | Highlights from the Courts and Constitution Conference 2026
Four panellists closely scrutinised the ECI’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls; here’s what they said
2nd Apr 2026
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Judgement un-reserved: SC Judge K.V. Viswanathan recuses after arguments conclude
A post-reservation recusal raises questions about disclosure protocols for former advocates directly elevated to the bench
2nd Apr 2026
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2026 | Spring session review
While media attention remained hooked on the Chief Justice’s court, several key developments took place in other Division Bench matters.
31st Mar 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
