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Kashmir, the Constitution and Article 370: an Explainer

On August 8, 2019 By Chittkrishna Thakkar and Siddharth Sunil In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Explainer

This piece seeks to explain how Jammu & Kashmir’s constitutional status has changed in light of the recent developments and its possible repercussions

Round-Up: Book Discussion on Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia

On July 1, 2019 By Law and Other Things In Book Review, Editor's Choice, Religion

The Law and Other Things Blog has run a book discussion on Julia Stephen’s Governing Islam: Law, Empire and Secularism in South Asia. The essays, in chronological order, are below: Introduction (by Rohit De) Crisis of …

‘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).

All you need to know about the Aadhaar Litigation

On September 26, 2018 By Namratha Murugeshan and Vishal Rakhecha In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Explainer, Fundamental Rights, Legislation Analysis, Supreme Court of India

The Aadhaar litigation will go down in history for being the second longest hearing in the Supreme Court of India. The case was heard for 38 days over a span of four months in which …

Delhi High Court on Beggary: Law Untangled but not Completely

On September 18, 2018 By Dushyant Thakur In Constitutional Law, Delhi High Court, Discrimination, Editor's Choice, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Legislative Reform

The piece analyses the shortcomings in the recent judgment of the Delhi HC which decriminalised begging and further suggests, that the Central Government should come with uniform central legislation which adopts a rehabilitative approach on the issue of begging.

The Global Itineraries of Lynch Justice

On September 14, 2018 By Upendra Baxi In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court of India

Lynching is not a phenomenon of just one nation or one society. It is universal, multifarious, undemocratic and unjustifiable. It is an act of power which unfolds through indiscriminate violence perpetrated on self-chosen targets by …

Examining the Legality and Limitations of Serving Summons via Text Messaging

On September 14, 2018 By Anamika Kundu In Allahabad High Court, Bombay High Court, Comparative Law, Delhi High Court, Editor's Choice, Evidence

The Delhi High Court, in an order dated 27.04.2017, through Justice Endlaw directed Tata Sons Limited to serve summons through text message, Whatsapp and E-Mail to one of the defendants. This order came in light …