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Reservation for EWS: 5 Must Reads

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Will EWS Reservation Survive?

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The shake-up: Will CJI Khanna’s decisions on listing resolve pendency and delay troubles?

Even as advocates predict that the measure to not list regular matters is temporary, they demand the bar be consulted on listing issues

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Perception and direction: The public engagements of Chief Justice Chandrachud

His frequent public appearances and charismatic personality invited unprecedented attention to an opaque institution

Manasi Shah

20th Nov 2024

disability rights

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Seven judgements on disability rights authored by D.Y. Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud’s keen interest in furthering the conversation around disability rights has resulted in a rich body of jurisprudence

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Transition time

As the discussion on Justice Chandrachud’s legacy settles, there is a sense that his successor may herald a return to more unassuming ways

Advay Vora

18th Nov 2024

minority

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AMU judgement | Are the dissents closer to the majority than they appear?

What looks like a 4:3 might be closer to 6:1 on key points of the reference & indicators to determine minority character of an institution

October

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Monthly Review: October 2024

October was an active month at the top court with two Constitution Bench decisions and critical Division Bench hearings on personal liberty

Manasi Shah

14th Nov 2024

Analysis

Bulldozer demolitions remind of a “lawless, ruthless state of affairs”, declares Supreme Court, as it issues pan-India guidelines

The Court directed that demolitions, if at all, must be preceded by due process, and violation of the guidelines would amount to contempt

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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.