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 ...
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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 ...
1994, R. Rajagopalan vs state of Tamil Nadu: When Judiciary closed the lid on government’s fear mongering
Rajagopalan vs state of Tamil Nadu case: In a democratic society, fear is the only way to control the population. Through fear-mongering, people ...
2018, Joseph Shine vs. Union of India: The assault over institution of marriage
Joseph Shine vs Union of India: Across societies, woman’s autonomy over their choice of partner has always been debated. Historically, women have always ...
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 ...
As Justice Chandrachud becomes 50th CJI, Kiren Rijiju mounts fresh attack on collegium structure
The appointment of a new Chief Justice always offers us an opportunity to look beyond immediate happenings. If used judiciously, the time lag ...
Secularism is a necessary evil in our Constitution that must remain there forever
Ever since a nationalist government sat at the helm of affairs in 2014, the demands to change a few words of our Constitution ...
Kiren Rijiju talks about doing away with the collegium system in the Judiciary
French political thinker Charles Montesquieu in his theory of separation of power, states that power shall stop power in a system based on ...
Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia hit the Burqa Gang out of courtroom
There are some special kinds of communities in India, who have always given preference to their religion rather than the nation. For them, ...
“Judicial verdicts must not be under the influence of public opinion,” The latest gem from Justice JB Pardiwala
Every system has its founding document. If a group of people accept their religion as the guiding force, then it is the holy ...
“Conversion is our fundamental right,” A Catholic body will challenge Anti Conversion Law
The history of religious proselytization suggests that there are very few religions, of course not Hinduism, that use their expansionist & predatory nature ...
State-sponsored forced religious conversions in convent schools must be prohibited
Indian civilization is purely religious in its social connotation and Sanatan Dharma is being practiced here from ancient times even before the start ...
