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Supreme Court refuses to cancel 2024 NEET UG exam due to insufficient evidence of “systemic” leak
The Court held that a retest would have “cascading effects” on medical education and prejudice students from marginalised communities
23rd Jul 2024
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‘Private operators’ and coaching centres tampered with the 2024 NEET UG exam, argue petitioners
The Court directed a three-member expert body from IIT Delhi to clarify the position of an ambiguous question in this year’s NEET exam
22nd Jul 2024
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The “need and necessity” of arrest
The Court’s decision to refer an issue around the legality of Kejriwal’s arrest to a larger bench could widen the scope of judicial review.
21st Jul 2024
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Supreme Court directs NTA to publish centre-wise results of 2024 NEET UG exam
Petitioners demanding a retest questioned the accuracy and completeness of a data analysis conducted by IIT-Madras on the exam results.
18th Jul 2024
Analysis
Arvind Kejriwal’s challenge to ED arrest: Judgement Summary
The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal. Meanwhile, the legality of his arrest was referred to a larger bench
17th Jul 2024
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Union government appoints two new judges to the Supreme Court, restores full sanctioned strength
Justices Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan’s appointments are intended to improve representation of North-East India and backward communities
16th Jul 2024
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After the break
The Court’s first week back saw a number of decisions including interim bail for Arvind Kejriwal, a review petition and Collegium activity
14th Jul 2024
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
Court Data
June 2024: Vacation Benches of the Supreme Court clear 613 cases in its summer holiday month
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