Representation of women in the legal profession
Did you know that Cornelia Sorabji from India became the first woman to pass the Civil Law examinations at Oxford? Despite passing the Bar, she was not allowed to plead before the Allahabad High Court...
25 Mar 20254min
Prosecutrix’s statement as testimony for conviction
Can a conviction stand on a single testimony? The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that a prosecutrix's 'unshaken' testimony alone can secure a conviction, even without evidence of physical injury, i...
21 Mar 20254min
Interview | Gautam Bhatia in conversation with SCO about his new book
In our latest interview, Gautam Bhatia, author and advocate, sat down with Advay Vora, Assistant Editor, SCO to discuss his new book 'Indian Constitution: A Conversation with Power.' Bhatia spoke abou...
18 Mar 202541min
Interview | Justice Indira Banerjee, former judge of the Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Observer in conversation with Justice Indira Banerjee, former Judge, Supreme Court of India. Justice Banerjee was at the Supreme Court between 2018 to 2022. In this interview she shares ...
14 Mar 202525min
Sensitive work environment for women in the judiciary
On 28 February, a bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna reinstated two women civil judges whose employment was terminated by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The judgement emphasised the need to create a...
11 Mar 20255min
Gag orders and the Ranveer Allahbadia case
In our last newsletter, we examined the Supreme Court’s intervention in the Ranveer Allahbadia case. While a Division Bench granted the YouTuber interim relief, it strongly criticised his “disgusting”...
28 Feb 20254min
A split verdict in the Bastar Burial case
On 27 January, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and S.C. Sharma delivered a split verdict in Ramesh Baghel v State of Chattisgarh. The operative order in the ...
17 Feb 20254min
Will more judges help reduce the case backlog at the Supreme Court?
28 January 2025 marks 75 years since the inauguration of the Supreme Court. Since its inception, the sanctioned strength of the Court has been modified six times to reach 34 to combat the Court’s incr...
28 Jan 20254min
