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TikTok in the dock, the party has stopped
The US Supreme Court’s upholding of a law banning TikTok raises questions about the country as a free speech haven
19th Jan 2025
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Supreme Court Review 2024: Batting for bail in the face of delayed trials
The Court noted the prolonged incarceration without trial of political leaders and activists arrested under special criminal statutes
17th Jan 2025
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Delhi Pollution Crisis | Supreme Court seeks clarity on compliance with colour-coded stickers
As GRAP IV gets reimposed in Delhi, the top court steps up its efforts to tackle vehicular emissions
16th Jan 2025
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The representation conundrum
With six more retirements in 2025, how will the Collegium balance regional diversity with gender, religious and community representation?
12th Jan 2025
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Monthly Review: December 2024
Key developments included a stay order on mosque surveys, monitoring of air pollution in Delhi and the elevation of Justice Manmohan
10th Jan 2025
Analysis
Justice C.T. Ravikumar: Tenure in numbers
In his 3.25-year-long tenure, Justice C.T. Ravikumar authored close to a hundred judgements and was a part of 373 benches
9th Jan 2025
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Justice C.T. Ravikumar’s Notable Judgements
From Jalikattu to the law surrounding anticipatory bail, Justice Ravikumar’s three-year-long tenure at the top court deserves a long look
8th Jan 2025
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
