Analysis

The Supreme Court focused on the data behind reservation policies and laid down conditions to justify reservations.

DESK BRIEF: The SC delivered key decisions on equality and privacy, further stepping in to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In State of Goa v Fouziya Imtiaz Sheikh the Court emphasised that an independent Election Commission is key to India’s democracy.

The Supreme Court addressed the rights of Rohingya refugees and admitted a challenge to restrictions placed on OCIs by the Government.

The Court recognised that press freedom and privacy were allies and that the fear of surveillance is an ‘assault’ on the press.

In 2021, the Supreme Court issued three important judgments on substantive equality. 

The Supreme Court used principles of intersectionality, indirect discrimination and reasonable accommodation in their decisions in 2021.

The Farm Laws saga has left multiple questions to be answered by the Court, despite the laws being repealed.