Law and Other Things

Seeking Refuge in India: Ulaganathan and ors v Ministry of External Affairs

On July 14, 2019 By Douglas McDonald-Norman In Uncategorized

Introduction In August, the Supreme Court will hear petitions on whether “illegal immigrants” in India are entitled to recognition as refugees. These proceedings are intrinsically linked to the Centre’s broader efforts to remove stateless Rohingya …

Repeat Sexual Offences and Proportionality of Punishment

On July 12, 2019 By Ankita Sarkar and Aishwarya Mohanty In Bombay High Court, Criminal Law, Death Penalty, Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court of the United States

The Bombay High Court in Mohd Salim Mohd. Kudus Ansari (Shakti Mills case) recently upheld the constitutional validity of s.376E of the IPC that allows for the death penalty as one of the punishments for …

Crisis of Secularism or Paradox of Governance?

On July 10, 2019 By Zubair Abbasi In Book Review, Governance, Religion, Supreme Court of India

(As part of our blog round-table book discussion, this is the first of the substantive responses to Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia, by Professor Zubair Abbasi.) Crisis of Secularism or …

Introduction to a Book Discussion on Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia

On July 1, 2019 By Rohit De In Book Review, Religion

(Over the next few days, the Law and Other Things Blog will run a book discussion on Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia. This is the introductory post by Professor Rohit De.) …

Round-Up: Book Discussion on Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia

On July 1, 2019 By Law and Other Things In Book Review, Editor's Choice, Religion

The Law and Other Things Blog has run a book discussion on Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia. The essays, in chronological order, are below: Introduction (by Rohit De) Crisis of …

Proposing the Independent Institutions Bill

On March 18, 2019 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

In a recent column in the Indian Express, I have argued for the need to enact an Independent Institutions Bill. The point of the Bill is to guarantee institutional independence, functional autonomy and public accountability …

Economic Quota And The Basic Structure Doctrine – Exploring The Oddities (Part 1)

On February 20, 2019 By Anant Sangal In Constitutional Law, Equality, Reservation, Supreme Court of India

This article is the first part of a two-part series on the 103rd amendment which provides for a maximum of ten percent reservation to the economically weaker sections of citizens, and deals with a brief history of the jurisprudence surrounding reservations in India.