Constitutional Law

A soft state and judicial populism: A match made in hell

The government’s lack of a proper response mechanism to what I would call, the ‘Shaheen Baghaisation’ of matters of law…

4 years ago

Behind closed doors and immuned by law

The Supreme Court, in its judgement in Anwar Ali Sarkar and Budhan Choudhary, noted that just about every categorisation under…

4 years ago

The contempt and mercy fallout: Revisiting the scales of adjudication

When judges/courts start a suo motu proceeding of contempt, they act as the prosecutor, the witness, and the judge, which…

4 years ago

Legislative coups & intricacies of anti-defection law

The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 to disqualify those defectors who used to change parties to…

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Punjab & Haryana HC sets aside moratorium imposed by Bar Council of India

The court has set aside the three-year moratorium imposed by the Bar Council of India on opening of new colleges…

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An inglorious quota: NRIs and the islands of exclusion

If National Law Universities are to be considered islands of excellence, NRI quota is like providing sailing ship to the…

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National Tribunal Commission: A disregarded constitutional necessity

The advent of Articles 323A and 323B into our Constitution through the 42nd amendment has successfully introduced tribunals into the…

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CONSTITUTION BENCH JUDGEMENTS: 2020

The Supreme Court of India has pronounced numerous Constitution Bench Judgements in the year 2020. In this write-up, the Constitution…

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Legal obligation in NSA detention cases must be discharged with great sense of responsibility: Orissa HC

This judgment leaves no room for doubt that the Orissa High Court has taken strong exception to illegal detention of…

4 years ago

Identity politics, elections and the Representation of the People Act, 1951

In 2017, a seven-Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Abhiram Singh vs C.D. Commachen (Dead) By…

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