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Justice SK Kaul led Constitution Bench To Hear Three Cases In October And November
The Bench will hear matters on religious excommunication, compensation for Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims and retrospective immunity from arrest
30th Sep 2022
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Justice Chandrachud-led CB to Hear Four Cases This Year
Another Constitution Bench created during CJI Lalit's tenure will hear cases on reservations, citizenship, and political disputes.
28th Sep 2022
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Demonetisation, MLAs’ Rights and Immunity and Criminal Procedure Before Fourth Constitution Bench
Two out three listed cases before Justice Nazeer’s Bench may now be infructuous.
28th Sep 2022
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‘Essentially Religious’ Hearings on the Hijab Ban
DESK BRIEF: Arguments on Religion took over half the SC time, despite all parties agreeing that it should not be the focus of the case.
26th Sep 2022
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Justice Banerjee Authored 98 Judgments in 4 years
On the occasion of Justice Indira Banerjee’s retirement, SCO reports on the numerical highlights of her tenure.
22nd Sep 2022
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Justice Indira Banerjee’s Judgments: Rent Control, Elections and Criminal law
Justice Indira Banerjee's Judgments have left a mark on a variety of subjects.
22nd Sep 2022
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Varanasi District Dismisses Challenges to Gyanvapi Plea
The District Court’s decision to admit Hindu women’s plea to worship at mosque site appears to chip away at the Places of Worship Act
20th Sep 2022
MoreFrom 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'.
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The SC Emphasises Data in Reservation Cases
The Court's emphasis on data in the AIQ-NEET Case is consistent with their previous demands for data in reservations cases.
1st Dec 2021
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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
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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
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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
