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Reservation for EWS: 5 Must Reads

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Will EWS Reservation Survive?

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Disability inclusion

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A Tale of Empowerment of People with Mental Disability: Part 2

In Ravindra Dhariwal (2021) the SC read Art. 14 to include ideas of inclusive equality to reasonably accommodate persons with disabilities.

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5th Jun 2023

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sedition free speech

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Stronger Suppression of ‘Dangerous’ Speech a Must, Says Law Commission

DESK BRIEF: In its 279th Report, the Law Commission recommended broadening the scope of sedition and increasing quantum of punishment.

5th Jun 2023

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Law Commission Recommends Stricter Sedition Law

Citing National Security, the 279th Law Commission report recommended increased punishment and wider application of Sedition Law

3rd Jun 2023

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Shilpa Sailesh Judgment: A Step Towards No-Fault Divorce?

Is the SC's power to directly grant divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, a judicial quick fix to a legislative issue?

3rd Jun 2023

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Intractable Difficulties: The Decision in NN Global

The SC's recent decision invalidating unstamped arbitration agreements poses practical difficulties in resolving urgent matters.

27th May 2023

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Reviewing the SC’s Summer Session

DESK BRIEF: SCO breaks down SC activity from March to May 2023

27th May 2023

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2023 Summer Session Review: Institutional Developments

SCO recaps the institutional developments from March to May 2023.

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24th May 2023

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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.
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.

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.

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.

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.