Analysis

In this issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 26 January to 31 January

Earlier this week, an interventionist Bench placed the UGC’s equity rules in abeyance after flagging gaps and ambiguities

Challenged for being “unfair” to general category students, the Bench found that the Regulations were prima facie vague and easy to misuse

The verdict clarifies that a demand notice by workers is not a precondition for referring an industrial dispute for adjudication

After the vague mental-health guidelines of July 2025, the SC’s latest directions to educational institutions are more sharply focused

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 19 January to 24 January 2026

India’s 77th Republic Day arrives amid new battles over national symbols. We revisit what the Supreme Court has said on the subject.

Justice Yacoob talks to SCO about pendency, access to constitutional courts, PIL and the limits of judicial power in driving reform