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Should certain provisions of the RTE Act apply to Minority Educational Institutions?
By referring its verdict in ‘Pramati’ to a larger Bench, the SC has opened the door to a more egalitarian reading of the right to education
10th Oct 2025
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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 10 | Issue 1
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 22 September to 6 October 2025
6th Oct 2025
Analysis
Steely resolve
The review Bench’s reinstatement of JSW’s Rs 19,700 crore acquisition of Bhushan Steel under the IBC brings cheer to the corporate world
5th Oct 2025
Analysis
Monthly Review: September 2025
In September, the SC reserved judgement in two Constitution Bench matters and heard key cases on electoral revision, bail and animal welfare
4th Oct 2025
Analysis
2025 Monsoon Session Review
This monsoon session, the Court heard two Constitution Bench cases, saw two new appointments and delivered key judgements
4th Oct 2025
Analysis
SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 9 | Issue 5
In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 22 September to 27 September 2025
29th Sep 2025
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From Bar to Bench
In the recent Constitution Bench case, a wider concern about the quality of the district judiciary lies behind the semantic wrangling
29th Sep 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