Important Editorials on Polity
From Anthropocentric to Biocentric jurisprudence
Context The Great Indian Bustard, a gravely endangered species, with hardly about 200 alive in India today, came under the [...]
Supreme Court Strikes Down parts of 97th Constitutional Amendment
In a major boost for federalism, the Supreme Court recently struck down parts of a Constitution amendment which shrank the [...]
[Polity] The Juvenile Justice Bill, 2021 (In-Depth)
Highlights of the Bill 1) The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 states that adoption of [...]
[Polity] Why Supreme Court must strike down sedition law entirely
Question Before the Supreme Court:- Should people have the right to incite violence against the government? This would be an [...]
[Polity] Ghost of Section 66A of IT Act
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has long been dead. It was struck down as unconstitutional six years [...]
[Polity] The upcoming crisis in Indian federalism
Context ———————————————– The Indian Constitution may face an unprecedented crisis in 2026 when there will be a dramatic change in [...]
[Polity] Population Control Laws and Right to Procreate
Context:- Recently, the government of Uttar Pradesh released a “Population Policy” in which it stated its intention to bring the gross [...]
Urban Local Governance in India (Case Study-Bengaluru)
Urban governance is part of the state list under the Constitution. Thus, the administrative framework and regulation of ULBs varies [...]
Social Media and Information Technology Rules, 2021
The internet has revolutionised the world. Its impact on civilisation has been as fundamental as that of the invention of [...]
Sedition in India – A relic revived again and again
Gandhi and Maulana Azad – Both were tried for Sedition. Tilak too was tried for sedition First introduced in 1870, [...]
[Polity]The History of Sedition Laws in India
THE law of sedition has always been one of the most contentious topics of constitutional law jurisprudence in India, with [...]
[Polity] Internet and the National Sovereignty
The concept of sovereignty is widely believed to have originated at the end of Europe’s Thirty Years War, with the [...]
[Polity] In defence of bureaucracy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address to the Lok [...]
[Polity] On medical termination of pregnancy law amendments.
The passing of amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act in India recently is a step forward in [...]
[Polity] The Preamble: What does it say, and what does it mean to India and its Constitution?
A preamble is an introductory statement in a document that explains the document’s philosophy and objectives. In a Constitution, it [...]
[Polity] Vikash Kumar vs UPSC – Disability is not Inability.
The Supreme Court judgment in Vikash Kumar v. UPSC (“Vikash Kumar”) holding that an individual suffering from dysgraphia or writer’s [...]
[Policy] National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021
It is binding on a welfare state to take care of every single citizen. Securing the wellbeing of every one, [...]
[Polity] Debate around Places of Worship Act.
The story so far: Earlier this month, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to respond to a petition that challenges the constitutional validity [...]