Courts – Law and Other Things

Book Launch – Independence and Accountability of the Indian Higher Judiciary

On May 4, 2019 By Benjamin Vanlalvena In Announcements, Book Launch, Courts

Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and Cambridge University Press cordially invite all to the launch of Arghya Sengupta’s book ‘Independence and Accountability of the Indian Higher Judiciary’ on Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 PM at …

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.

Ghost Report in Rafale deal

On December 15, 2018 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Judgment Analysis, Supreme Court of India

This short post analyses the judgement by the Supreme Court of India regarding the Rafale deal and it’s apparent reliance on an allegedly non-existent report.

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.