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SC comes down heavily on WhatsApp and Meta over ‘take it or leave it’ privacy policy
The Bench remarked that the policy was merely a “decent way of committing theft" of user data
3rd Feb 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 2 | Issue 1
In this issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 26 January to 31 January
2nd Feb 2026
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Regulatory hurdles
Earlier this week, an interventionist Bench placed the UGC’s equity rules in abeyance after flagging gaps and ambiguities
1st Feb 2026
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Supreme Court stays 2026 UGC equity regulations
Challenged for being “unfair” to general category students, the Bench found that the Regulations were prima facie vague and easy to misuse
29th Jan 2026
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Supreme Court bats for contract labour; backs governments’ power to refer disputes
The verdict clarifies that a demand notice by workers is not a precondition for referring an industrial dispute for adjudication
29th Jan 2026
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Supreme Court confronts student suicide “epidemic”
After the vague mental-health guidelines of July 2025, the SC’s latest directions to educational institutions are more sharply focused
28th Jan 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 1 | Issue 4
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 19 January to 24 January 2026
26th Jan 2026
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Republic of symbolism
India’s 77th Republic Day arrives amid new battles over national symbols. We revisit what the Supreme Court has said on the subject.
25th Jan 2026