Analysis

Our explainer distils the key issue and conclusions in nine prominent Supreme Court precedents

The SC sought evidence for Scheduled Tribe status and quoted scriptures to restrict Scheduled Caste status to persons who convert

The Court commented on the problems caused due to multiple authorities being involved as oversight bodies in the Manipur violence

In this Issue, we bring you five important judgements from 16 March to 20 March 2026

A nine-judge Bench must decide whether the broad definition of "industry" still holds—and if an unnotified amendment can guide that answer

Justice K. Chandru, former judge in the Madras High Court, comments on the 2005 reference to a nine-judge Constitution Bench

CJI Gavai had restored the practice through letters or slips; a new circular raises the compliance burden to curb their use

As countries accommodate the regime, its mix of decree, doctrine & custom posing as ‘constitutional order’ is becoming harder to contest