Following the Delhi High Court's judgement in the Unnao case, this two-part article traces how an ageing precedent from corruption jurisprudence, i.e., A. R. Antulay has come to cast a long and...
Following the Delhi High Court's judgement in the Unnao case, this two-part article traces how an ageing precedent from corruption jurisprudence, i.e., A. R. Antulay has come to cast a long and...
This piece analyses the constitutional validity of the recent endorsement of Family Welfare Committees and a mandatory 2-month cooling-off period for cases under Section 498A by the Supreme Court in...
This article analyses the debate around the non-disclosure of the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It explores how withholding the ECIR...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS”) through S.173(3) has introduced preliminary inquiry into the statutory framework. A codification of the principles laid down in Lalita Kumari, S...
Blurb: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s Section 104 revives the constitutional infirmities of the repealed Section 303 IPC, despite its ostensible reformist intent. By maintaining mandatory sentencing...
Introduction On 29th December 2021, a Single Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir [“J&K High Court”] quashed the detention order of Umar Fayaz Mir on the ground that all documents...
[Ed Note: Over the next few days, we shall be discussing Danish Sheikh’s new book, Love and Reparation: A Theatrical Response to the Section 377 Litigation in India (Seagull Books, 2021). This is the...
[Ed Note: Over the next few weeks, we will run a book discussion on Danish Sheikh’s Love and Reparation: A Theatrical Response to Section 377 in India. This is the introductory post by Douglas...