Law and Other Things

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, Governance, 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.

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.