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SC quashes Jantar Mantar protest FIRs across India, permits fresh FIR against 2873
CJI said the order would provide a “healing balm” to protesters while preserving the State’s right to prosecute alleged offenders
1st Sep 2026
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ACJ Sharma controversy: Collegium recommends a new Rajasthan High Court CJ
While the SC Collegium acted swiftly to contain the protests; the resolutions left the question of accountability open.
1st Sep 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 8 | Issue 5
In this issue, we shortlist four important judgements from 24 to 28 August 2026 with one bonus decision from 22 August.
31st Aug 2026
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Raising a complaint
Justice Sandeep Mehta’s leaked letters present a unique opportunity for the Supreme Court to reassure public faith in itself
30th Aug 2026
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The 3-Year Practice Rule: A Timeline
A brief history of how the three-year practice rule has evolved since 1924
28th Aug 2026
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Proving the polluter: What the Yamuna floodplain verdict demands of environmental liability
The Supreme Court holds that the polluter pays principle presupposes a proven polluter and a documented ecological baseline.
27th Aug 2026
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Supreme Court’s Special Lok Adalat resolves 1712 cases over three days
SAMADHAN began in April as a pre-settlement exercise; 3285 cases were listed during the Special Lok Adalat and 240.94 crores was disbursed
25th Aug 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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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
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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
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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
