Short Summary:- In this piece, the author presents an overview of the way Article 327 and 329(a) have been interpreted, and proposes a harmonious construction of the two that enables courts to review...
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Summary: In this piece, we continue the discussion on Dr. Farrah Ahmed’s Chapter on Fraternity forthcoming in the Cambridge Companion to the Constitution of India. The article can be...
Summary: In this piece, we continue the discussion on Dr. Farrah Ahmed’s Chapter on Fraternity forthcoming in the Cambridge Companion to the Constitution of India. The article can be accessed...
Discrimination in the housing sector on the grounds of religion, caste, etc. has been emerging as a thorny issue in the social fabric of the country. The present blog post aims to locate the issue in...
Short Summary : This introductory post summarises the article “Fraternity” by Farrah Ahmed, forthcoming in The Cambridge Companion to the Constitution of India (Gautam Bhatia, Aparna...
Blurb: The article argues for disability-inclusive prison reforms, emphasizing the right to reasonable accommodation and the right to dignity for incarcerated persons with disabilities in light of...
Blurb: The article argues for disability-inclusive prison reforms, emphasizing the right to reasonable accommodation and the right to dignity for incarcerated persons with disabilities in light of...
Description: In this episode of the Law and Other Things podcast, hosts Vishnu and Hamza speak with renowned author and scholar, Professor Karthik Muralidharan from the University of California at...
The article analyses the Supreme Court’s judgment in Property Owners Association v. State of Maharashtra (2024), which interpreted Article 39(b) of the Constitution and the State’s power to acquire...
A fortnightly feature inspired by I-CONnect’s weekly “What’s New in Public Law” feature that addresses the lacuna of a one-stop-shop public law newsletter in the Indian legal...
This article examines the recent Kunal Kamra judgment in light of John Mill's philosophy on truth, misinformation, and State interference. It attempts to modernize his ideas and present a convincing...
This article examines the recent Kunal Kamra judgment in light of John Mill's philosophy on truth, misinformation, and State interference. It attempts to modernize his ideas and present a convincing...
In Part I, the author provided a background about Section 30 of the Indian Evidence Act, and the core issues stemming from it under a law and economics framework. In this part, the author focuses on...