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Does the Presidential reference raise questions which the Supreme Court did not answer earlier?
While answers to most questions raised by the President are available in the Judgement, some are implied or can be inferred
19th May 2025
Analysis
Members of the Supreme Court Collegium as of May 2025
The Supreme Court collegium is now headed by CJI B.R. Gavai and will soon include a fourth woman member
19th May 2025
Analysis
The Gavai interlude
Short tenures are seen as intervals between longer terms offering wider scope for big changes. What will the new CJI do with his 6 months?
18th May 2025
Analysis
Turning the clock back on Senior Advocate designation
The Supreme Court’s recent decision removes the points-based evaluation, marking a reversion to a less transparent system
17th May 2025
Analysis
Justice Khanna was committed to the Constitution but didn’t challenge a mighty executive
The highlights of his time in the SC include his dissent in the Central Vista case and his handling of the ‘cash-in-house’ controversy
17th May 2025
Analysis
Will courts’ power to modify awards address lingering issues in arbitration?
Private parties thrust into statutory arbitrations may benefit from a recent SC Judgement, but it will take a law to draw the bright line
16th May 2025
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 5 | Issue 2
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable judgements from 8 May to 14 May 2025
15th May 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
