The brunt of an undeclared war between the Maoists and the government has been unjustly borne by the Adivasis living in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) designated districts of South Chhattisgarh. Many...
[Ed Note: Over the next few weeks, we will run a book discussion on Prof. Arvind Elangovan’s Norms & Politics: Sir Benegal Narsing Rau in the Making of the Indian Constitution, 1935-50. This is...
Inter-faith marriages are considered taboo in India, a country predominately influenced by religious proponents and teachings. Several laws have been drafted on this subject-matter, with the most...
[Ed Note: This is a two-part series on the analysis of the Tarun Tejpal judgment. Part 1 can be accessed here.] Continuing from the discussion in Part I, the Verdict highlights the Indian legal...
[Ed Note: This is a two-part series on the analysis of the Tarun Tejpal judgment. Part 2 can be accessed here.] On May 21, 2021, the Addnl. Sessions Judge at Mapusa acquitted former Tehelka Editor...
The article tests if CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems) passes the triple test for privacy as discussed by the Supreme Court of India in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (9 Judge...
Ed Note: Continuing our discussion on IJCL Volume 9, in this piece Abhinav Sekhri responds to Shrimoyee Ghosh’s critique of his Article on Preventive Detention. Read Shrimoyee’s Response...
Law and Other Things is happy to announce that we are hosting an international blog symposium on India and Global Decline in Democracies as a part of our New Scholarship initiative.
In this article, Vaishnavi examines how evidence is treated when charges are framed and argue why it is crucial to consider their admissibility (or lack of thereof) when contemplating discharge.
This piece is a part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research articles featured in Volume 9 of the Indian Journal of Constitutional Law. In this piece, Shrimoyee Ghosh responds...
Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship Section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to specific articles. This is part of a series of posts discussing the public law themed research...
[Ed Note: This is Part II of the post on Danish Khan v. State. Part I can be accessed here.] I ended my earlier post questioning the order of the High Court in Danish Khan, granting anticipatory bail...
“By general law, life and limb must be protected, yet often a limb must be amputated to save a life; but life is never wisely given to save a limb.” –Abraham Lincoln Introduction On February 1...