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Supreme Court Observer

Supreme Court Observer

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 Supreme Court Observer is a legal journalism platform that reports, analyses and makes sense of the work of the Supreme Court. We aim to build a non-partisan database of the Supreme Court’s contribution to our everyday lives, through daily reporting on selected cases. SCO emphasises simplicity and clarity.Supreme Court Observer Politics & Government
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  • Supreme Court's approach to national symbolism

    Supreme Court's approach to national symbolism
    Feb 4 2026

    In this episode of SCO explains, we examine how the Court has drawn a principled line between protecting symbols from genuine insult and resisting the attempts to impose symbolic conformity.
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    4 mins
  • Supreme Court on Deportation of Rohingya Refugees

    Supreme Court on Deportation of Rohingya Refugees
    Jan 19 2026

    On 2 December, the Supreme Court heard a habeas corpus petition alleging the disappearance of a family of 5 Rohingya persons. The petition challenged the deportation on grounds of procedure, not as a matter of sovereign policy.During the hearing, CJI Surya Kant observed that India cannot lay a red carpet for intruders and that we ought to focus on the poor among Indian citizens who lack certain privileges. This prompted a public letter. In this video, we summarise the events that followed.
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    3 mins
  • Limits on Oral Arguments and Written Submissions

    Limits on Oral Arguments and Written Submissions
    Jan 19 2026

    The Supreme Court recently released a new Standard Operating Procedure that limits the length of written submissions and requires counsel to specify time required for oral arguments. In this video we draw from last week’s newsletter to explain what this procedure entails and why it’s likely to be opposed by arguing counsel.
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    3 mins
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