Crowd-sourcing research on Article 14

Dear readers,

I am working on a chapter on Article 14 for a Handbook. Trying to write a reasonable comprehensive piece on an Indian constitutional provision (rather than a focussed journal article) has been quite instructive: one is drowned by the volume of case law (even if you focus only on the Supreme Court) and the paucity of good quality secondary commentary.

Through this post I am seeking your help with the latter. Given the absence of reliable and quality law journals in India, most of the good scholarship is scattered all over the place. I have discovered some gems because some friend mentioned it to me, and there was no way I would have discovered it on my own. Hence this request: if you know any good scholarship on Article 14 of the Indian constitution (or even a lesser known but useful case), will you please leave a reference in a comment? If I use the material and if you leave a name, I will gratefully acknowledge your contribution.

I am also considering using a wiki method to crowd-source a reading list on Indian constitutional law more generally. But this larger project is for another day.

Thank you!

Written by
Tarunabh Khaitan
Join the discussion

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

3 comments
  • Tarunabh, take a look at Srikrishna and Ruma Pal's pieces published in the SCC Journal. His is called "Skinning a cat" and hers is a response. Andhyarujina has also written in SCC and the Indian Advocate more recently opposing the Bhagwati interpretation. The Subramanian Swamy reference on 6-A of theDSPE Act also considers this anomaly in light ofMcDowell. I have touched upon the issue in a piece called Man Damn Us also published in SCC about 4 years ago

  • Thanks Gopal, I will follow these up. Other readers have suggested PK Tripathi's 'Some insights into Fundamental Rights'; Manoj Mate on Origin of Due Process in India; and Abhinav Chandrachud's book on Due Process of Law.

  • Look at Dhirendra Pandua Vs. State of Orissa & Ors. [2008 SC]. My favourite case for explaining all that is wrong with the classification test!