Justice Nagarathna’s powerful dissent in the 2023 demonetisation case underscored a fundamental crisis in Indian lawmaking: the erosion of parliamentary supremacy through unchecked delegated legislation. There is now scope for thinking that parliamentary democracy is an integral aspect of basic structure which may not be amended away
The apex court has come down heavily on the “growing tendency to misuse provisions like Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code” intended to protect married women “as a tool for unleashing personal vendetta against the husband and his family by a wife”. The issue has gained relevance considering the recent suicide of a Bengaluru techie and the allegations levelled by him against his wife and in-laws