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Economic Quota And The Basic Structure Doctrine – Exploring The Oddities (Part 1)

On February 20, 2019 By Anant Sangal In Constitutional Law, Equality, Reservation, Supreme Court of India

This article is the first part of a two-part series on the 103rd amendment which provides for a maximum of ten percent reservation to the economically weaker sections of citizens, and deals with a brief history of the jurisprudence surrounding reservations in India.

Economic Quota And The Basic Structure Doctrine – Exploring The Oddities (Part 2)

On February 20, 2019 By Anant Sangal In Equality, Reservation, Supreme Court of India

This article is the second part of a two-part series on the 103rd amendment which provides for a maximum of ten percent reservation to the economically weaker sections of citizens, and discusses the jurisprudence on equality vis-a-vis reservations.

Yet another creation of crime!

On February 15, 2019 By Aditya Saraswat and Anmol Jain In Discrimination, Fundamental Rights, Karnataka High Court, Legislation Analysis, Legislative Reform, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

This post discusses the approach in the Lok Sabha from regulating commercial surrogacy to criminalizing it and how such transition is in conflict with the guaranteed rights.

‘The Court & the Constitution’ Conference – 2018 in Review

On January 18, 2019 By In Conference, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice

We are hosting the Court and Constitution conference in collaboration with NALSAR and Azim Premji University (26th and 27th January, 2019).

Call for Applications for Centre for Law & Policy Research | Equality Fellowship

On November 28, 2018 By Benjamin Vanlalvena In Announcements, Call for Applications, Discrimination, Equality

The Centre for Law and Policy Research is inviting applications for its Equality Fellowship to engage in litigation and advocacy that responds to intersectional discrimination in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Religious Denomination – Multiculturalism, Group Rights and the Constitution

On November 5, 2018 By Vivek Anandh 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.

Sabarimala and the Essential Religious Practices Test

On October 31, 2018 By Vivek Anandh In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

In this post, Vivek Anandh thematically analyses the important doctrinal conclusions on the ‘Essential Practices’ test and its discursive impact on the constitutional jurisprudence in the context of the Sabarimala Judgment.

Social Dimensions Of Judicial Decisions: The Navtej Johar Template

On October 19, 2018 By Adil Saifudheen and Pranav Tanwar In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

In this post, the authors argue that while the Navtej Johar judgment is tool for social change, it may be unable to function as an effective measure for social acceptance.