“If you want to be a true professional you will do something outside yourself. Something to repair tears in your community. Something to make life a little better for people less fortunate... Read more »
J&K perhaps has a new normal. A rollback of the changes, with the restoration of Article 370, though being demanded by certain political parties, is quite unlikely. There is no political space... Read more »
Post-colonial India has earmarked in the Preamble of its Constitution that the nation is Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic, Justice, Liberty and Equality. The term democracy has grown to the extent that... Read more »
The case of uninterrupted supply of liquid medical oxygen to Madhya Pradesh without being influenced
A Bench comprising of Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.C. Sharma and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shailendra Shukla of the Hon’ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore (“Hon’ble Court”) in the case of Maharaja... Read more »
The debate was triggered by the Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution published in 1957 by Sir John Wolfendon who recommended decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK after... Read more »
Since there was continuous demand for Maratha Reservation till 2018, it was however, deferred due to unwillingness of political parties. However, the act was introduced during BJP Government which granted 16% reservation... Read more »
A tussle between India’s two paramount democratic institutions—Parliament and judiciary. Read more »
There is no reference anywhere in the 18 paragraphs of H.M. Seervai’s discussion on the issue to the Constituent Assembly debates which clearly demonstrate that the judiciary is not part of the... Read more »
“The judiciary as a robust and independent branch of government with judges who are impartial, independent, and free from the improper external influences that, whatever their provenance, can no longer be tolerated.”... Read more »
While there exists a significant amount of debate around this question, the Supreme Court has held that courts are not ‘State’ when they exercise judicial functions, but may attract the definition in... Read more »