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What Supreme Court acquittals reveal about the death penalty in India
The Square Circle Clinic’s latest death penalty report suggests trial courts have not internalised the top court’s jurisprudential shift
10th Feb 2026
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 2 | Issue 2
In this issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 2 February to 7 February
9th Feb 2026
Analysis
Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to hear Sengar custodial death appeal ‘out-of-turn’
The Bench also criticised the victim’s counsel for engaging with media during pendency of the proceedings
9th Feb 2026
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Trick or treaty
Last month’s ruling in the Tiger Global case has triggered a scramble to revisit legacy structures in cross-border transactions
9th Feb 2026
Analysis
Monthly Review: January 2026
From UGC guidelines to AI harms, January witnessed the Court grappling with regulation and reforms
6th Feb 2026
Analysis
Minimum wages for domestic workers: Did the Supreme Court miss an opportunity?
By declining a petition, the Court left unresolved questions on how the Constitution protects domestic labour within the home
5th Feb 2026
Analysis
CLAT 2026 | Allahabad HC decision may reopen a can of worms
As the High Court directs revision of the merit list for CLAT UG 2026, questions on ‘gaps’ in the examination persist
3rd Feb 2026
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
