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Conceptual Confusions in the Jane Kaushik Case [Guest Post] – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

Jane Kaushik v. Union of India was a landmark judgement in which a transgender woman teacher had sought compensation from two private schools...

Indiscretion in Providing Discretion to the Election Commission [Guest Post] – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India (“SC”) recently delivered its Judgement in Association for Democratic Reforms and Ors. v. Election Commission of India...

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 Addressing Financial Non-Regulation within Social Media Platforms – The Criminal Law Blog

-Tanya Sara George Introduction As per a 2024 FATF report, most domestic money laundering operations are conducted through open sources and social media networks. Initially...

A Critique of the Kenyan Court of Appeal’s CDF Decision – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

For the last decade, the Kenyan courts have been grappling with the constitutionality of “constituency development funds” : that is, funds earmarked from...

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DISCRETION IN DENIAL OF BAIL U/S 436A  – The Criminal Law Blog

–Jugaad Singh INTRODUCTION Overflowing and overburdened prisons are often a consequence of either an increased crime rate or an increased conviction rate. However, in...

Can The Supreme Court Ban a Book? A Response to Gautam Bhatia – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court passed an order imposing a blanket ban on an NCERT Class VIII textbook that contained a section...

From Untrustworthy to Trustworthy? The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam’s Mandatory Corroboration of Accomplice Evidence – The Criminal Law Blog

– Yushmita Sidar. Introduction “When the only proof against a person charged with a criminal offence is the evidence of an accomplice, uncorroborated in any...

Legal Analysis and Recent Judicial Developments – The Criminal Law Blog

                                            -By Gurman Narula “Economic offences, need to be viewed seriously and considered as grave offences affecting the economy of the country and...

The proposed 131st amendment – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

Parliament is set to debate the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026. According to the Government, the purpose of the Bill...

Automatic Yet Illegal – Analysing the Revocation of Scheduled Tribe Status and Statutory Excommunication of Mizo Women – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

The Mizo Marriage and Inheritance of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (‘Amendment Bill’ or ‘Bill’) was passed by the State Legislature, altering certain provisions...

Notes on the Sabarimala Review Hearings – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

Hearings in the Sabarimala review case are ongoing. Readers will recall that a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court had declared that barring the entry...

Money Laundering & Insider Deals in the Metaverse’s Legal Void – The Criminal Law Blog

-Advait Sharma and Bhadra Anil “In a world coded without consequence, shadows become the currency and silence the law.”  Introduction In any society where substantial transactions...

On Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma’s Refusal to Recuse in the Arvind Kejriwal Case – III – Constitutional Law and Philosophy

In the recent case of Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for recusal, Justice Sharma uses the ‘real danger’ test to deny judicial disqualification (¶ 186)....

The Many Afterlives of Najeeb – The Supreme Court’s Reference on Delay as a Ground for Bail under the UAPA – Constitutional Law and...

This year, and more particularly the last few weeks, have been important for understanding the Supreme Court’s bail jurisprudence under the Unlawful Activities...

ELIMINATING FOOD AS A MEANS OF PUNISHMENT [Part I] – The Criminal Law Blog

~By Jugaad Singh “No one can understand the reality of the prison experience until they’ve actually walked in the shoes of those who are...

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