The article critiques the Supreme Court's decision in Ramesh Baghel v. State of Chhattisgarh, arguing that the ruling is arbitrary and inconsistent, exposing its judicial endorsement of majoritarian...
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Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul’s concurring opinion in the Article 370 judgment proposed the creation of an impartial Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Jammu & Kashmir. Two years hence, no such...
This blog examines the constitutional validity of meat ban orders imposed during religious festivals across India, which restrict the fundamental right to freedom of trade under Article 19(1)(g). The...
In this episode of the Law and Other Things podcast, host Sannidhi speaks with Advocate Disha Wadekar about the limits of India’s anti-discrimination law in addressing caste-based oppression in...
The article delves into the innovative approach taken by the Supreme Court in the case of Lalta Prasad Vaish v. State of Uttar Pradesh, focusing on the principle of federal balance used in the same...
The article delves into the innovative approach taken by the Supreme Court in the case of Lalta Prasad Vaish v. State of Uttar Pradesh, focusing on the principle of federal balance used in the same...
India is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention but has historically adhered to international human rights principles. However, recent judicial responses, particularly the Supreme Court’s...
The article critically examines the legal invisibilization of corporate and white-collar employees within India’s labour law framework. The piece argues for a uniform, inclusive definition of...
In this article, the author explores the scope of the judicial review of Money Bills by questioning the neutrality of the Speaker’s certification of the Money Bills and analysing Justice...
Summary: In this final instalment, we present the response by author Prof. Mathew John regarding his latest book, India’s Communal Constitution: Law, Religion and the Making of a People. following...
In this piece, the author argues that the deceased deserve a right to dignity and cautions against the dangers of AI-driven digital resurrections, which could reduce the dead to mere commodities. To...
In this piece, the author argues that the deceased deserve a right to dignity and cautions against the dangers of AI-driven digital resurrections, which could reduce the dead to mere commodities. To...
Blurb: This article maps the four statutory criteria central to the sex-consent matrix, which render consent peripheral while elevating social control and sexual obligation. Thereafter, it reads the...