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Supreme Court stays 2026 UGC equity regulations
Challenged for being “unfair” to general category students, the Bench found that the Regulations were prima facie vague and easy to misuse
29th Jan 2026
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Supreme Court bats for contract labour; backs governments’ power to refer disputes
The verdict clarifies that a demand notice by workers is not a precondition for referring an industrial dispute for adjudication
29th Jan 2026
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Supreme Court confronts student suicide “epidemic”
After the vague mental-health guidelines of July 2025, the SC’s latest directions to educational institutions are more sharply focused
28th Jan 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 1 | Issue 4
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 19 January to 24 January 2026
26th Jan 2026
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Republic of symbolism
India’s 77th Republic Day arrives amid new battles over national symbols. We revisit what the Supreme Court has said on the subject.
25th Jan 2026
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‘Law is not only about making money’: Justice Zakeria Mohammed Yacoob
Justice Yacoob talks to SCO about pendency, access to constitutional courts, PIL and the limits of judicial power in driving reform
22nd Jan 2026
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Delhi Air Pollution Crisis | SC directs implementation of CAQM recommendations
The Bench directed the authorities to submit action-taken plans and provide concrete timelines for the same
21st Jan 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
