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Reservation for EWS: 5 Must Reads

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Will EWS Reservation Survive?

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2025 Winter Session Review 

This winter, the Supreme Court witnessed Presidential Reference opinion, two Constitution Bench decisions and retirement of Justice Gavai

Debjani M

9th Jan 2026

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SC reserves judgement on impeachment proceedings against Justice Varma

Counsel debated whether coequal Houses can take divergent decisions on identical impeachment motions

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Is the Supreme Court becoming a Court of first resort for the powerful?

A recent remark by the CJI suggests judicial hierarchy begins to fray when resources, urgency and influence determine access to justice

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Umar Khalid bail case: Constitutional abdication, not judicial restraint

By denying bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the Supreme Court could have precipitated a doctrinal shift with implications for undertrials

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Towards a new paradigm of intervention in criminal justice

A recent report from the Square Circle Clinic highlights the need for rigorous intervention in India’s legal aid landscape.

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SC examines feasibility of Inquiry Committee against Justice Varma

Counsel argued that admission by both Houses is mandatory and questioned powers of the Deputy Chairman

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Delhi Air Pollution Crisis | SC directs CAQM to identify causes and place findings in public domain

The Bench refused to grant long adjournments and said it would hear the matter on a continuous basis

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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.
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.

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.

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.

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.