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How the Emergency birthed the Collegium system
The Emergency left deep scars on the judiciary—it took until the 1990s for the Supreme Court to acknowledge and respond to those compromises
29th Jun 2025

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Supreme Court quashes preventive detention of law student, says it cannot be invoked for breaking ‘law and order’
It clarified that the law on preventive detention can be used only when there is a threat to ‘public order’
28th Jun 2025

Analysis
When SCOTUS refused to advise the President
Recently, the Indian President referred questions to the SC. It’s an opportunity to revisit an instance in another country at another time
27th Jun 2025

Analysis
Almost all questions in presidential reference have been answered in TN Governor Judgement
The reference to the SC amounts to relitigating questions on the scope of presidential and gubernatorial powers around assent to state Bills
27th Jun 2025

Analysis
The right to life and personal liberty under Article 21: A timeline
50 years since the Emergency, SCO traces the Court’s gradual expansion of the right to life and personal liberty
26th Jun 2025

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Supreme Court grants ₹5 lakhs compensation for delay in prisoner’s release after bail
The Bench rebuked prison authorities for delaying release on “hyper-technical” grounds
26th Jun 2025

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The constitutional sanction for preventive detention reeks of a fear of freedom
On the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, it’s clear that half-hearted attempts to ‘reform’ Article 22 won’t cut it—deletion is the answer
26th Jun 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