Law and Other Things

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.

Economic Quota And The Basic Structure Doctrine – Exploring The Oddities (Part 2)

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

This article is the second 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 discusses the jurisprudence on equality vis-a-vis reservations.

Yet another creation of crime!

On February 15, 2019 By Aditya Saraswat and Anmol Jain In Discrimination, Fundamental Rights, Karnataka High Court, Legislation Analysis, Legislative Reform, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

This post discusses the approach in the Lok Sabha from regulating commercial surrogacy to criminalizing it and how such transition is in conflict with the guaranteed rights.

‘The Court & the Constitution’ Conference – 2018 in Review

On January 18, 2019 By Law and Other Things In Conference, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice

We are hosting the Court and Constitution conference in collaboration with NALSAR and Azim Premji University (26th and 27th January, 2019).

Ghost Report in Rafale deal

On December 15, 2018 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Judgment Analysis, Supreme Court of India

This short post analyses the judgement by the Supreme Court of India regarding the Rafale deal and it’s apparent reliance on an allegedly non-existent report.

Constitutional Resilience in South Asia Workshop: Call for Papers

On December 13, 2018 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Announcements, Call for Papers, Uncategorized

5-7 December 2019 at Melbourne Law School The organisers are pleased to announce a workshop on “Constitutional Resilience in South Asia”. Concerns about the stability of democracies, even long-established democracies, have been rising globally. As a …