The government's decision in August 2019 to unilaterally dissolve the state of Jammu and Kashmir was the most glaring, egregious, and blatant violation of the principle of federalism. It should…
The 2023 Women Power Reservation Act links reservation of seats to delimitation, which can be done only after a census is carried out. It also doesn't have a quota for the OBCs and will have to…
The process of passing the Women’s Reservation Bill last September underlined how little the substantive process mattered to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government. Political parties, civil…
The secrecy in drafting the bill to replace the Evidence Act is reminiscent of colonial legislation by committee. The lack of consultation has meant that the interpretative confusions in existing law…
The legal quagmire in the US on access to abortion is generated by political design, crafted to ensure that the restitution of reproductive rights is a long-drawn-out process.
The marriage equality verdict is a decisive break from the Supreme Court's rights-enhancing jurisprudence in the realm of gender. The new approach could adversely shape how the court approaches…
The Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 has amended 42 laws by decriminalising offences under them to improve the “ease of doing business”. While this would usually be a reason to celebrate, the legislation seems…
Three proposed amendments to the Patent Office Rules of 2003 reveal the power of business lobbying groups to bring about changes in India’s rules. If implemented, they will significantly dilute…
"Subjecting journalists to a concentrated criminal process because the government disapproves of their coverage of national and international affairs is an attempt to chill the press by threat…
Anxiety amongst upper-caste diaspora that their narrative about a benign Indian culture would be undone lies at the heart of the opposition to California’s bill to ban caste discrimination.
