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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 10 | Issue 3
In this issue, we identify five important judgements from 12 October to 16 October
19th Oct 2026
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Sequel Season
Recent challenges to the ECI’s exercise of plenary powers has left onlookers anticipating a legal sequel
19th Oct 2026
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How do judges address perceived partiality?
From Justices Kumar and Sharma to CJI Surya Kant and former Justice Katju, the Supreme Court’s record of recusals invites scrutiny
17th Oct 2026
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SC puts ECI on notice, asks petitioners to explain conduct
The Bench sought the ECI’s response to the INDIA bloc’s SIR challenge and asked a Petitioner to explain their conduct during Monday’s march.
15th Oct 2026
Analysis
Delhi CEC protests | SC seeks police orders, considers plea for women-led committee
The Bench declined immediate restoration of Jantar Mantar as a protest site and sought State responses on 46 related petitions
15th Oct 2026
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Dissent over SIR: Making sense of Supreme Court hearings
The extraordinary Sunday sitting raised expectations, but its directions will count only if the following proceedings produce safeguards
14th Oct 2026
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 10 | Issue 2
In this issue, we identify five important judgements from 5 October to 9 October
12th Oct 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
