The article focuses on how the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-first Amendment) Bill, 2026, alters the foundational logic of delimitation itself. In particular, it highlights two underexplored...
This essay examines the 2025 Kashmir book ban through a constitutional and socio-legal lens, arguing that it rests on a paternalistic “fear of the spectator” that distrusts readers’ interpretive...
The Supreme Court judgement in Suhas Chakma v. Union of India (2026) on 26 February 2026 represents a significant intervention in the long-standing crisis of social reintegration of prisoners...
This blog analyses the Supreme Court’s review judgment in the Vanshakti matter. It breakdowns the judgement through the lens of competing environmental principles. Firstly, it situates the judgment...
Blurb: In this article, the author critically examines the recent advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on state obligations concerning climate change, unpacking its doctrinal...
What’s new at LAOT 1. In Dialogue with Arvind Datar: Tribunals, Gaming & Constitutional Power, (A conversation on key constitutional issues, including Gameskraft v. Union of India exploring...
“A law for domestic workers is not a demand, it is a need” says Gruhakarmikula Union Telangana State (GUTS) President Mrs. Vallala Manjula. To an uninitiated reader, Manjula’s assertion may seem...
This blog examines how colonial-era anti-beggary laws along with certain criminal provisions, disproportionately target transgender persons in India. This is because, first, transgender persons are...
As acqui-hiring reshapes India’s startup ecosystem, a critical labour law gap emerges when target entities dissolve post-acquisition, leaving non-retained employees without an enforceable employer...
This blog critiques the definition of Fixed-Term Employment under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, highlighting a critical gap in protection for workers who acquire disabilities during their...
This piece reconstructs the Indian religious freedom jurisprudence by proposing a harm-centred alternative to the ERP test. While endorsing the anti-exclusion principle articulated in Sabarimala...
This piece is a critical examination of the Karnataka Hate Speech Bill and its constitutional implications on free speech and personal liberty. The piece argues that vague definitions and expanded...
The article reviews the 2025 Special Intensive Revision in Bihar and its impact on voter rolls. Large-scale deletions followed, often affecting vulnerable groups, not because of disqualification but...