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Caste identity after religious conversion: Who counts as a Schedule Caste person?
The SC sought evidence for Scheduled Tribe status and quoted scriptures to restrict Scheduled Caste status to persons who convert
25th Mar 2026
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Supreme Court questions delay in legal aid for Manipur violence victims
The Court commented on the problems caused due to multiple authorities being involved as oversight bodies in the Manipur violence
24th Mar 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 3 | Issue 4
In this Issue, we bring you five important judgements from 16 March to 20 March 2026
23rd Mar 2026
Analysis
Industrial Limitations
A nine-judge Bench must decide whether the broad definition of "industry" still holds—and if an unnotified amendment can guide that answer
23rd Mar 2026
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Definition of ‘industry’ review: A wasteful exercise of judicial time
Justice K. Chandru, former judge in the Madras High Court, comments on the 2005 reference to a nine-judge Constitution Bench
21st Mar 2026
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Many a slip: Supreme Court clamps down on adjournments again
CJI Gavai had restored the practice through letters or slips; a new circular raises the compliance burden to curb their use
20th Mar 2026
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Afghanistan: The Taliban’s authoritarian project takes root
As countries accommodate the regime, its mix of decree, doctrine & custom posing as ‘constitutional order’ is becoming harder to contest
20th Mar 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
