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“Organisers, not instigators”: Accused tell SC as it hears UAPA bail pleas linked to Delhi Riots
It was argued that with no evidence linked to violence and no overt act alleged, Umar Khalid and others cannot be jailed indefinitely
3rd Nov 2025
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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 11 | Issue 1
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 27 October to 31 October 2025
3rd Nov 2025
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Cold call
While providing a sliver of hope to Vodafone-Idea, the SC reiterated that the telecom company’s survival is a question of policy and not law
3rd Nov 2025
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“Where is the weapon, the violence?” Sibal asks in Umar Khalid’s bail hearing at the Supreme Court
It was argued that Khalid and others remain jailed without recovery or proof of violence, as charge-sheets pile up yearly
31st Oct 2025
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Saranda forest: Supreme Court mines for a middle ground
The Saranda forest case reflects another instance where the Court attempts to navigate the tightrope between preservation and progress
30th Oct 2025
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Personality rights: The law must not overprotect fame
A look at the spate of image-related cases filed by stars—through the prism of the rights to publicity, expression, privacy and livelihood
29th Oct 2025
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An orderly transition: CJI Gavai recommends Justice Kant as successor
From Chief Justice B.R. Gavai to Justice Surya Kant, the Supreme Court reaffirms its quiet tradition of continuity and convention
28th Oct 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
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Do you have a right to the “truth serum” or narco analysis test in a criminal case?
8th Jan 2022