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Will EWS Reservation Survive?

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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

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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

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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

Shalom Gauri

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.