On May the 16th, 2014, Indian polity changed- possibly forever. Narendra Damodardas Modi not only won, but won with margins unexpected by all but possibly he himself and a handful of his core team. Congress was routed so badly that it is yet to recover even seven years and one more Lok Sabha elections down […]Read More
Over a number of articles, we have seen the various phases of development of Article 30 during the framing of our Constitution. In particular, we have looked at how the text of the Article, as it stands today, was derived heavily from a memorandum submitted by a group of minority leaders during the Second Round Table Conference of […]Read More
In the judiciary, various techniques or styles are deployed when it comes to interpretation of the Constitution. A study of these ‘Constitutional Interpretation’ methods help understand the approach taken, and the reasoning behind, the judgement arrived at in any particular case. Although interpretation styles can be attributed to any judgement, they become especially relevant in […]Read More
This series of articles is aimed at analyzing the provisions of the proposed Re-Draft EIA notification 2020 (‘the Draft notification’) contrasting them with the 2006 notification which is the current law on EIA. New categories and diluted procedures Clause 4 of the 2006 notification categorises all projects and activities into two categories i.e. Category A and B “based on […]Read More
There is simply no honest way to avoid stating the bald truth that the common citizen today feels that his sense of justice, decency and fair play have been violated by the very organs of state entrusted with upholding decorum in public life. Prejudiced by a campaign orchestrated by a section of the media and […]Read More
They were once well off with farming in acres of land and a simplistically comfortable lifestyle close to nature. Now they are invisible. They end as a name or number in the numerous lists made by the government policies. Men and women fade away with booze and diseases. The story of the tribal population in […]Read More
I was recently reading the book – “The Vision of the Anointed” by Thomas Sowell. While discussing the issue of “Judicial Activism”, the author briefly makes a point about how, in the US, the “anointed” deliberately blur the concept of separation of powers and leave some parts of legislation unclear so that they could use […]Read More
Three years back, the Supreme Court of India issued some landmark directions to curb the menace of misuse of the draconian IPC 498A. It has brought in a more rigorous review process, in the form of Family Welfare Committees, to reduce the problem of false cases and the consequent arrest of innocent people. Naturally, this […]Read More
This article is a response to the article titled “Jamia and the Rationale Behind Special Rights for Minority Institutions” published by The Wire on the 22nd of August 2017, in which the author has attempted to justify, with several arguments, the need for special status for minority educational institutions. A response is especially important since the author […]Read More
I want to highlight a strange difference in interpretation, by our executive and judiciary, of the Rights guaranteed under our Constitution for running our temples (religious establishments) and a section of our citizenry running educational institutions. Common structure between religious establishment rights and educational rights There is considerable similarity in the way rights related to […]Read More