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Delhi Air Pollution Crisis | Can’t hold us to standards of developed countries, Union argues; SC asks for long term plan
Amicus says burning is undercounted; Union points to machinery subsidies; Court seeks durable plan beyond seasonal bans
17th Nov 2025
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Tribunal tribulations
The Bench asked the Union pointed questions during the hearings but does it suggest that the judiciary will win this round of the turf war?
17th Nov 2025
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Supreme Court’s latest order keeps stray dog issue on a short leash
The ‘institutional area’ carve-out shields campuses and transport hubs from returning stray dogs, reviving concerns about harshness
12th Nov 2025
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Digital scams: The Supreme Court must direct banks to improve flagging mechanisms
A Bench has proposed to further empower agencies to probe cyber crimes. But it must also expand its view to plug holes in the banking system
11th Nov 2025
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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 11 | Issue 2
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 3 November to 7 November 2025
10th Nov 2025
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The final Constitution Bench case of CJI Gavai’s tenure may influence the composition of High Court benches for years to come
10th Nov 2025
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Monthly Review: October 2025
Despite two weeks of calendar holidays, October witnessed an array of hearings on key matters, including a Constitution Bench judgement
7th Nov 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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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
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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