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Delhi High Court on Beggary: Law Untangled but not Completely

On September 18, 2018 By Dushyant Thakur In Constitutional Law, Delhi High Court, Discrimination, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Legislative Reform

The piece analyses the shortcomings in the recent judgment of the Delhi HC which decriminalised begging and further suggests, that the Central Government should come with uniform central legislation which adopts a rehabilitative approach on the issue of begging.

The Global Itineraries of Lynch Justice

On September 14, 2018 By Upendra Baxi In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court of India

Lynching is not a phenomenon of just one nation or one society. It is universal, multifarious, undemocratic and unjustifiable. It is an act of power which unfolds through indiscriminate violence perpetrated on self-chosen targets by …

Of Law and Politics in Delhi: A Recipe for Contempt of Court

On September 14, 2018 By Pranav Verma In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Cross-Post, Supreme Court of India

The incumbent elected government in Delhi resumed power in 2015 with a conclusive mandate from the electorate. However, three years after being in office, it is still mired in complex and at times acrimonious disagreements …

Examining the Legality and Limitations of Serving Summons via Text Messaging

On September 14, 2018 By Anamika Kundu In Allahabad High Court, Bombay High Court, Comparative Law, Delhi High Court, Editor's Choice, Evidence

The Delhi High Court, in an order dated 27.04.2017, through Justice Endlaw directed Tata Sons Limited to serve summons through text message, Whatsapp and E-Mail to one of the defendants. This order came in light …

Long Parade to Freedom: Section 377 and the Queer Movement in India

On September 7, 2018 By Priyamvadha Shivaji and Shweta Rao In Constitutional Interpretation, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

The history of the queer movement in India has been a history of continuous contestation, redefinition, and re-evaluation, all leading to the altar of the nation’s apex court. Today marks the culmination of a decades-long …

Ghost Provisions: Who Will Exorcise Them Out?

On September 4, 2018 By Badrinath Srinivasan In Legislation Analysis, Legislative Reform

There are some provisions in our statutes that have absolutely no reason for them to be there or for them to be drafted the way they are. This post terms such provisions as “ghost provisions”. …

Catch 22: The Treacherous Territory of the Article 35A/Kashmir Quandary

On August 23, 2018 By Siddharth Sunil In Constitutional Law, Equality, Legislative Reform, Supreme Court of India

“There is a tide in the affairs of men (sic), which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such …