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Rule of Law

Above: After the Emergency, the SC introduced the “just, fair and reasonable” test in Article 21/Photo: IndiaHistorypic/Twitter By Prof Ranbir Singh The constitution of a country is the supreme...

We’ve Come a Long Way

Constitution Day (November 26) is an occasion to look at the performance of the State in terms of constitutional governance on the one hand, and to make an assessment of the extent to which constituti...

Ayushman Bharat Scheme: Live and Let Live

Above: Home Minister Rajnath Singh distributes Ayushman Bharat certificates to beneficiaries/Photo: UNI Though Delhi is yet to participate in this scheme, the centre plans to directly empanel priva...

Women in Judiciary: From Raw Deal to New Deal?

Their numbers are abysmal. While there has never been a woman chief justice, the fairer gender form just nine percent of Justices in High Courts. What can be done to make the Judiciary more egalitaria...

Defamation: Forum of Catastrophic Convenience?

In the light of numerous defamation cases being filed against the media today, it is time to consider whether this law is at all relevant considering that it curbs freedom of expression   ~By Up...

Speedy Justice: A Right to be Respected

Above: Litigants at a Lok Adalat organised by the district legal services authority in Mirzapur, UP/Photo: UNI The right to speedy trial is an important part of our Constitution and many internatio...

Higher Education: Towards Academic Mediocrity

Above: A resilient higher education system embraces democracy and forward-thinking /Photo: UNI While higher education is being decentralised and granted autonomy and funding elsewhere, India is mo...

UP RERA: A Path Less Trodden

UP RERA’s novel approach to a festering property crisis can take off only if there is a collective effort on the part of buyers, the Noida Authority, the government and third parties   ...

Downsizing the Indian Army: A Dangerous Exercise

Above: Re-strategising of the armed forces must be as per the threat perception/Photo: UNI The Army restructuring plan involves reducing its manpower by 1.5 lakh personnel, but doing so on an ad ho...

MJ Akbar Case: The Defamation Defence

Above: MJ Akbar, former MoS for External Affairs, will fight out allegations levelled at him by journalist Priya Ramani The former Union minister MJ Akbar’s resignation has added a new twist to the...

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