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Supreme Court questions Executive delay in trial courts
The Court relied on statistics produced in the trial court roznama which it described as a violation of the right to speedy trial
16th Apr 2026
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Justice Rajesh Bindal’s Notable Judgements
Highly regarded by the Bar for his calm disposition, Justice Bindal did it all. We list his notable judgements
15th Apr 2026
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Supreme Court stays three death sentences, orders full mitigation inquiry
The High Court confirmed the death penalty without considering mitigating factors, probation, or conduct reports
14th Apr 2026
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SCO.LR | 2026 | Volume 4 | Issue 2
In this Issue, we have shortlisted five unmissable judgements from 6 April to 10 April 2026
13th Apr 2026
Analysis
Justice Yashwant Varma inquiry: The witnesses the Committee did not hear
Three specific evidentiary failings of the Justice Varma inquiry stand out from his withdrawal letter
13th Apr 2026
Analysis
The PIL’s “retreat”
The Solicitor General mistakes filing convenience for the social equity PIL was built to secure
13th Apr 2026
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Quit before the verdict: The judicial accountability gap
Justice Yashwant Varma's exit revives a constitutional lacuna that has remained unresolved for 15 years
10th Apr 2026
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
