Category: Constitutional Interpretation

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The Criminalization of PUBG in Gujarat: A Frivolous Affair?

On By In Comparative Law, Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Fundamental Rights, Madras High Court, Supreme Court of India

In our latest piece, the author highlights the criminalization of PUBG in Gujarat with special focus on Section 37(3) of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951. The author discusses this in the light of the Blue Whale precedent, while further drawing parallels between the deontological and consequentialist approaches to free speech.

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A U.S. – India Comparative Constitutional Law Debate by the U.S. Consulate General and Loyola College, Chennai [Sep 14]: Registrations Open

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The U.S. Consulate General and Loyola College in Chennai jointly present “A Comparative U.S. – India Constitutional Law Debate,” an initiative that will deliberate on contemporary issues in the context of U.S. and Indian Constitutional …

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Religious Denomination – Multiculturalism, Group Rights and the Constitution

On By In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Religion, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

This post analyses the Supreme Court’s attempt to reconcile its dominant liberalism/individualism based approach towards fundamental rights as against the group right claims under Article 26, in the recent Sabarimala verdict.

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