Supreme Court Ruling: Reserved Category Candidates Cannot Migrate to General Category If Rules Prohibit It

In a judgment that strikes at the heart of fair play in India’s affirmative action policies, the Supreme Court of India has recently clarified a key issue: Can a candidate from a reserved category, who has availed category-based relaxations, later be considered under the General category for selection?

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Aadhaar as Identity Proof in Bihar’s Electoral Roll Revision – A Landmark Judgment and Its Deeper Implications

On September 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of India directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar as a valid form of identity proof—the 12th officially recognized document - for Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

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Revisiting Negative Equality in Service Law: Insights from Jyostnamayee Mishra v. State of Odisha (2025 INSC 87)

The Supreme Court of India in Jyostnamayee Mishra v. The State of Odisha & Ors. (2025 INSC 87), decided on 20 January 2025, addressed important questions pertaining to service law, statutory recruitment procedures, and the doctrine of equality under Article 14

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When Love Isn’t a Crime: Supreme Court’s Progressive Stand on Teenage Relationships under POCSO

On August 19, 2025, the Supreme Court of India took a bold step in reimagining how the law interacts with adolescent behavior. In a ruling that may reshape the application of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO), the Court observed that “falling in love

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Supreme Court Orders Transparency in Bihar Electoral Rolls: A Democratic Safeguard

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant interim ruling directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure complete transparency in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. With Assembly elections around the corner, the Court’s order is a timely

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