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Mar 23, 20215 min
Courts as Legislatures: It doesn’t work
The Judiciary regularly steps into the domain of the Executive and Legislature, but it’s interference only hampers the common man. The...
Nov 22, 20183 min
A Quick note on Article 26
wrote an article regarding the origins of Article 26 of the Constitution of India. The article is a well written one, and should ideally...
Sep 23, 20184 min
Bad law and Democracy
A still from the film Gandhi (1982) “There are unjust laws as there are unjust men” ~ from the film Gandhi (1982) Background:This article...
Jan 18, 20183 min
Marxism, Dharma and the Constituent Assembly
Brajeshwar Prasad, Communist/Congress man. The constituent assembly debates is full of quirky comments and sharp remarks, and some...
Jan 18, 20186 min
The root of Judicial impasse
The quandary that the Supreme Court as an institution has led itself into is not one that sprang up over the last two weeks or so. It is...
Sep 29, 20172 min
WEF: Flawed method to asses judicial independence
The Spectator Index tweeted this, on judicial independence: I found it very interesting and amusing — what criteria did they use to...
Sep 29, 20172 min
The Indian legal system needs reforms, and it needs them now.
One of the most atrocious features of the Indian Legal system is its tendency to complicate itself. The legal system, far from acting as...
Jul 13, 20174 min
MASUKA: Stupidity of the first order
A photo from the release of the MASUKA Act, on July 7 (Credits: The Quint) Recently, the Mainstream English Media has been tirelessly...
Jul 12, 20172 min
Let us not kid ourselves
The law has its limits, and recognizing them is essential. Members of every profession are inclined (or made to) believe that sans their...
Jun 3, 20178 min
The case against “The case against abolitionists”
Or alternatively, “An abolitionist’s case against triple talaq”/a response article to an article advocating the retention of...