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Justice Surya Kant takes oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India
CJI Kant announced that his focus will be on clearing old Constitution Bench cases and reducing pendency
24th Nov 2025
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Institutional imprint
Despite delivering a clutch of constitutional rulings, CJI Gavai’s tenure may be remembered for the administrative changes he pushed through
23rd Nov 2025
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10 notable judgements by CJI Gavai
Two recalls, a Presidential reference, and a stay order in a highly contentious issue of our times—a list of the outgoing CJI’s key verdicts
22nd Nov 2025
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ASG Raju zeroes in on Umar Khalid’s role as prime conspirator of the 2020 Delhi riots
The prosecution pressed applicability of UAPA’s bar on bail and alleged that the accused were supported by a funding network
21st Nov 2025
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“My heart is full” says CJI B.R. Gavai as Supreme Court Bar bids farewell
As CJI Gavai’s tenure draws to a close, a ceremonial bench shared poetry, fond recollections and gratitude
21st Nov 2025
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“These intellectuals are even more dangerous”: ASG Raju asserts during 2020 Delhi Riot bail hearing
Delhi Police argues videos, chats and witness accounts expose real objective of regime change
20th Nov 2025
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Delhi Air Pollution Crisis | Union submits pollution-control plan
Vacancies in pollution control boards and poor enforcement come under scrutiny as Court demands accountability from NCR states
19th Nov 2025
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
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Do you have a right to the “truth serum” or narco analysis test in a criminal case?
8th Jan 2022







