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Can the CJI direct withholding of work before completion of an in-house inquiry?
The answer lies in a 2014 Supreme Court case where the complainant challenged a two-judge probe committee set up by the CJ of the MP HC
27th Mar 2025
Analysis
Exclusion of remission: Supreme Court misses another opportunity to lay down clear guidelines
A February decision is the latest instance of the Court converting a death sentence to life but prematurely closing the door on remission
26th Mar 2025
Analysis
‘Total insensitivity’: Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC judgement on attempt to rape
A Single Judge of the Allahabad HC had observed that ‘grabbing of breasts and loosening of pyjama string’ did not amount to attempt to rape
26th Mar 2025
Analysis
Supreme Court considers reforms in Senior Advocate designation process
After two days of hearings, the top court reserved judgement in the case to decide if the process needs fine-tuning or a complete overhaul
25th Mar 2025
Analysis
Panel discussion on the role of the media in highlighting gender gaps in the higher judiciary
SCO participated in a national consultation held in Bengaluru to address the lack of representation of women in India's courts
25th Mar 2025
Analysis
Justice Varma cash inquiry: The story so far
Following a fire, a large amount of unaccounted cash was found in Justice Varma’s official residence on 14 March
23rd Mar 2025
Analysis
Crime and Punishment, in context
The Supreme Court’s recent commuting of a death sentence causes us to revisit the tricky question of ‘mitigating circumstances’
23rd Mar 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
