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Justice Bela Trivedi’s Notable Judgements
Known to be a ‘tough’, especially in personal liberty matters, Justice Trivedi delivered key opinions on affirmative action and POCSO issues
9th Jun 2025
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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 6 | Issue 1
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable judgements from 1 June to 8 June 2025
9th Jun 2025
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Symbolism and statements
Reversing two administrative moves of the Chandrachud tenure, CJI Gavai recently remarked that the Court is returning to its ‘original avata
8th Jun 2025
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Monthly Review: May 2025
The Court saw three appointments, two retirements and, for the first time, released key data on judicial appointments.
5th Jun 2025
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Supreme Court directs implementation of Domestic Violence Act
The Court responded positively to the plea by an NGO to flagging inconsistencies
5th Jun 2025
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Are Partial Court Working Days Benches different from Vacation Benches?
The new nomenclature for Vacation Benches has not changed the Supreme Court’s perception about its functioning during summer
4th Jun 2025
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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 5 | Issue 4
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable judgements from 22 May to 31 May 2025
2nd Jun 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'.
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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
