The SC in the case of Ritu Chhabria v. Union of India held that incomplete chargesheets filed by investigative authorities to deny regular bail violate rights of an accused. This decision was...
This article delves into the intricate complexities surrounding the imposition of bail conditions under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in India and their profound implications...
This post is part of a series on constitutional and political questions relevant to contemporary times written by Sughosh Joshi, a political researcher working with I-PAC. Sughosh also publishes a...
Summary: The Article argues that mandatory requirements to publish a notice of any marriage under the Special Marriages Act, constitutes indirect discrimination against interfaith couples. In the...
The author posits that 'rights-not-to' must be construed along a private-public spectrum in the context of its social impact. The article illustrates this by comparing Prof. Nan Hunter's more...
In this two-part series, the author analyzes Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s reasoning while tackling the challenge of Article 17 in the Sabarimala Temple Entry Case (“Sabarimala”). Chandrachud J. took a...
In an order dated 19 September 2022, the Supreme Court for the first time in 42 years has referred issues relating to capital sentencing to a Constitution bench. Driven by the objective to revisit...
The phenolphthalein test is prevailingly used by the ACB for investigating a 'corrupt' public servant. However, the self-incriminating nature of the test attracts the vice of unconstitutionality...
Between 2019 and 2020 the Parliament passed four codes that re-organized the existing labour laws in India. The Code on Social Security, 2020, for the first time, introduced gig and platform-workers...
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...