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[Ed Note: This is a two-part series on the analysis of the Tarun Tejpal judgment. Part 1 can be accessed here.]  Continuing from the discussion in Part I, the Verdict highlights the Indian legal system’s...

[Ed Note: This is a two-part series on the analysis of the Tarun Tejpal judgment. Part 2 can be accessed here.]  On May 21, 2021, the Addnl. Sessions Judge at Mapusa acquitted former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief...

The article tests if CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems) passes the triple test for privacy as discussed by the Supreme Court of India in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (9 Judge...

Ed Note: Continuing our discussion on IJCL Volume 9, in this piece Abhinav Sekhri responds to Shrimoyee Ghosh's critique of his Article on Preventive Detention. Read Shrimoyee's Response Post here in which she suggests that...

Law and Other Things is happy to announce that we are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative.

In this article, Vaishnavi examines how evidence is treated when charges are framed and argue why it is crucial to consider their admissibility (or lack of thereof) when contemplating discharge.

This  piece is a part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research articles featured in Volume 9 of the Indian Journal of Constitutional Law. In this piece, Shrimoyee Ghosh responds to Abhinav Sekhri’s...

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship Section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to specific articles. This is part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research articles featured in Volume...

[Ed Note: This is Part II of the post on Danish Khan v. State. Part I can be accessed here.] I ended my earlier post questioning the order of the High Court in Danish Khan,...

“By general law, life and limb must be protected, yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but life is never wisely given to save a limb.” -Abraham Lincoln Introduction On February...

On 5th January 2021, in Danish Khan v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) (‘Danish Khan’), the Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to the Applicant, who was accused of raping a woman belonging to...

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship Section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to specific articles. This is part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research articles featured...

In this explainer piece, our Reporter, Shravani analyses the GNCTD (Amendment) Bill that makes substantial changes to Delhi’s unique federal structure. The new Amendment is studied using the principles of cooperative federalism to understand how...

Varadaraja Shivaraya Mallar, who taught at seven law schools across India, left us on Saturday. With his ebulliently booming voice, Professor V.S. Mallar introduced generations of students to the lofty precepts of constitutional law and...

Prof. Ballakrishnen responds to the comments from Akshaya Kamalnath, Nida Kirmani and Hemangini Gupta on their book Accidental Feminism: Gender Parity and Selective Mobility among India’s Professional Elite.

This is a two-part series on the analysis of the National Education Policy through gendered lines.

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship Section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to specific articles. This is part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research articles featured...

The Union Cabinet of India has approved the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) for implementation. It is set to be the guiding document of India’s future education system, containing several innovative educational initiatives and reforms....

Centre for Criminal Justice Reform and Research Invites you to a talk Life and Law in Delhi’s Terrorism Trials by Dr. Mayur Suresh. Mayur Suresh is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law at...

About The Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Journal ["CALQ"] is an open-access online journal initiated at National Law University, Jodhpur, aiming to foster debate on contemporary issues in comparative constitutional law and administrative law,...

Call for Papers for DAKSH Report

IDIA Chapters of West Bengal, Karnataka, and Hyderabad are jointly conducting a two-day Legal Workshop on 9th and 10th January 2021. The Workshop will help participants in improving their skills in various activities that are...

We are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative. We will be discussing Professor Tarunabh Khaitan’s article “Killing a Constitution with a Thousand Cuts: Executive...

The GNLU Law Review [Volume VIII] Call for Papers.

The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi (CCG), is calling for applications for the DIGITAL (Digital Rights and Inclusive Technology for All) Fellowship, to be offered to successful candidates for a period...

Call for Papers for the Indian Journal of Constitutional Law (IJCL) Vol X. IJCL isa flagship journal of NALSAR University of Law and seeks to promote scholarship on core and comparative constitutional law issues.