Constitutional Law

In Re Noise Pollution and Judicial Restraint

‘The festival of Diwali is mainly associated with puja performed on the auspicious day and not with firecrackers. In no…

4 years ago

Long-term battle of arbitral awards with reference to the Vodafone case

The American Constitution constitutes a similar provision prohibiting ex-post-facto laws both by Central and state legislatures. It’s been more than…

4 years ago

A feudal democracy?

Over the past few days, a well-known and fairly accomplished Senior IPS Officer, who is currently the Home Secretary to…

4 years ago

Calcutta HC orders minimum 20% reduction in private school fees

The two-judge Bench of Calcutta High Court observed clearly, categorically and convincingly, ‘From the month beginning April 2020 till the…

4 years ago

Judicial ethics: An Indian perspective

The Preamble of the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct, 2002, states that the principles are intended to establish standards for…

4 years ago

A study on contempt of court

In India, the idea of Contempt of Court is characterised in Section 2(a) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971…

4 years ago

Religion, race and colonialism

The period between the 15th and 19th centuries has been credited with the birth of ‘modernity’ and several ‘modern’ concepts…

4 years ago

Untenability of the constitutional challenge to farm reform laws

The Union Government may have had to face political brickbats as a result of the radical changes introduced by way…

4 years ago

Digital constitutionalism and personal data protection

Knowing that social media and search engine websites have been at their superior best for tracking down individual behaviour, the…

4 years ago

Public morality, public opinion and policymaking

In a 2007 paper titled ‘How Policymakers View Public Opinion’, Prof Francois Petry, a political scientist, presumed that in a…

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