When Ram Manohar Lohia took on Nehru over the First Amendment and won
Ram Manohar Lohia case: When we talk about Ram Manohar Lohia, discussions always move towards the socialist leader attacking Nehru. Such is the ...
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Only Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists Eligible and Can Claim for SC Status, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday ruled that any individual who converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot ...
Bilkis Bano Case Takes Centre Stage as CJI Forms Special Bench
Bilkis Bano Case: Bilkis Bano has got a new hope for justice. Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud is himself looking into it. He has ...
The most iconic Indian case ever: 1973, Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala – Part 2
Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala case: There are a lot of things in the public domain which are taken as an archetypal ...
Brace yourselves, NJAC is coming back!
NJAC: A participatory democratic system was envisioned in order to ensure that the will of the citizens is utmost importance. However, the will ...
Understanding Indra Sawhney Case: The post-Mandal “reservation criteria has glaring loopholes in it”
Indra Sawhney Case: Mandal Commission is considered as the tipping point of class and caste division in politically independent India. Common understanding is ...
Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug vs. Union of India: The case that paved the way for Passive euthanasia
Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug vs Union of India case: Our legal system explicitly provides for the Right to life to all its citizens. However, ...
The Case of Ismail Farooqui vs. Union of India: Why Hindus Can Worship in Ram Mandir
Ismail Farooqui vs Union of India: Hindus are the majority in this country, and modern democracy discriminates against every majority. The official excuse ...
Ismail Farooqui vs Union of India – When Supreme Court blew the lid off Indian secularists
Ismail Farooqui vs Union of India case: More than 30 years of post-independence India were dedicated to chanting secularism. Under its garb, majority ...
Romesh Thappar: The case that defines the flexibility of the Constitution
The Indian Constitution is often cited as a rare combination of flexibility and rigidity. The Constitution makers took into account fears from the ...
I R Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu: Judicial demolition of Nehru’s mandated Legislative Overreach & Contemporary Challenges
Even a fender bender among politicians can have long term ramifications for the State. The recent comment made by the young LJP leader ...
