constitution

The Supreme Court has ru...

Officially a dead language, ornate Latin phraseology and words continue to insert itself into judicial pronouncements in courts across the county. Has it passed its sell by date?

India’s debate over synchronizing elections resurfaces, balancing efficiency against federalism, diversity, and democratic accountability. Professor Ranbir Singh dissects the complexities

The extent to which the country would have to change and spend to possibly achieve a state of a one-election cycle for all is probably not needed at this point in history. The entire exercise could result in a bigger expenditure than it undergoes today, and  a logistical chaos of epic proportions

The Central government h...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently said that the undertrials who have spent more than a third of the maximum prescribed sentence for the crime they are accused of committing should be released before Constitution Day on November 26. This is in light of the new relaxed provisions on bail for first-time offenders in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Chief Justice of Ind...

In a supplementary affid...

[In this fantasy-reality farewell missive Lady Justice writes to India’s Chief Justice on the eve of his retirement]

It is an alternative to capital punishment and has today become the subject of international debate with scholars and free thinkers arguing that the loss of the hope of ever living in a free society infringes upon human dignity and the right to personal development