In the current issue of EPW, Rowena Robinson in an article titled, “Minority Rights vs Caste Claims: Indian Christians and the Predicament of Law” turns to the Constituent Assembly debates to explore how dalit Christians …
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Idols in Law
The current issue of the Economic and Political Weekly carries a special section of articles on the Ayodhya judgment. Anupam Gupta, one of the counsel who appeared before the Lieberhan Commission, does a close reading …
Continue readingRemembering Ismail Farooqi: A Reflection on Bannerjee and Yadav
In their recent incisive post, Bhupender Yadav and Vikramjit Bannerjee raise several questions about the use of colonial precedent and judicial faith which deserve reflection and further discussion. 1. As they establish, there is clearly …
Continue readingGuest Post: Faith in a Civil Suit and the Fundamental right to religion
Rohit De’s recent posts have drawn attention to various aspects of British colonial interventions into the legal domain in colonial India. This guest post points out the contemporary significance of British colonial interventions in the …
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