In this piece, the author analyses the constitutionality of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023. While the bill aims at modernising broadcasting laws in India, it introduces a three...
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Summary: In this piece, we continue the discussion on Prof. Nivedita Menon’s latest book, Secularism as Misdirection: Critical Thought from the Global South. The summary of the book by Prof...
In a common law system, clarity in judicial reasoning is crucial. Can a well-reasoned observation of the Supreme Court be disregarded simply because it wasn’t expressly positioned as a central issue...
Summary: In this piece, we continue the discussion on Prof. Nivedita Menon’s latest book, Secularism as Misdirection: Critical Thought from the Global South. The summary of the book by Prof...
Summary: In this piece, we continue the discussion on Prof. Nivedita Menon’s latest book, Secularism as Misdirection: Critical Thought from the Global South. The summary of the book by Prof...
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 space.
Blurb: The author examines Union of India v. Ganpati Dealcom and its subsequent application in High Court rulings to argue how it led to the statutory exclusion and retrospective decriminalisation of...
A blog in response to "interim reading-in" remedy, suggested by Samuel Kahura. Arguments include: (1) SDI as a dialogic remedy, (2) two-track approach to balance immediate relief and legislative...
A blog in response to "interim reading-in" remedy, suggested by Samuel Kahura. Arguments include: (1) SDI as a dialogic remedy, (2) two-track approach to balance immediate relief and legislative...
Blurb: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s Section 104 revives the constitutional infirmities of the repealed Section 303 IPC, despite its ostensible reformist intent. By maintaining mandatory sentencing...
Blurb: This blog discusses the inadequacy of the current refugee law framework in addressing the pressing issue of climate refugees. It subsequently discusses the imminent need to develop regional...
Blurb: This blog discusses the inadequacy of the current refugee law framework in addressing the pressing issue of climate refugees. It subsequently discusses the imminent need to develop regional...
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...