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Part 2 | Andrabi engages with the Union’s deferring tactic in UAPA bail cases
The Union’s approach to defer bail pleas by a year was rejected by the Bench, paving the way for bail under the stringent statute
11th Jun 2026
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Part 1 | Andrabi’s unprecedented reliance on conviction data for granting bail under UAPA
The UAPA reference on the face of it has to only weigh the liberty consideration. Five years worth of cases suggest more nuances
11th Jun 2026
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When a name becomes a sentence
After acquittal, search results can punish for life; the Delhi High Court frames a calibrated remedy.
11th Jun 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 6 | Issue 2
In this Issue, we shortlist five unmissable judgements from 1 June to 5 June 2026 with bonus judgements from May
8th Jun 2026
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Why the Court has rewritten the rules for its own Bar
Invoking its binding authority, the Court has recast who may vote and contest in the Supreme Court Bar Association.
8th Jun 2026
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The first half: A Court under strain
As the Court's strength rises to 38, old cases, open questions and new controversies crowd its attention
8th Jun 2026
Analysis
All Nine-Yards: A Brief History of Nine-Judge Benches
A brief history of all nine-judge Bench judgements of the top court
5th Jun 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
