Parth Chhapolia Source: BBC Abstract: This article examines the constitutional concerns raised by a recent executive measure altering citizenship eligibility timelines in Assam. Tracing the evolution of citizenship cut-off dates and the […]
A Date that Refuses to Settle?: Citizenship Beyond Parliament
Podcast with Dr. Paulo Ilich Bacca: Indigenizing International Law for Multi-Species Justice
Aastha Nayak, Shashwat Shankar and Tanvi Gupta In this episode, we speak with Dr. Paulo Ilich Bacca, Deputy Director of the Justiciary and Professor at Javeriana University, about rethinking international law through […]
Tiger Global And The Rise of Evidence-Driven Tax Enforcement
Qazi Ahmad Masood Source: India Business Law Journal Abstract: Tiger Global marks a shift from treaty-based certainty to fact-driven anti-avoidance enforcement. While reaffirming GAAR’s strength, the judgment conditions treaty benefits on substantive […]
Freebies In Election Manifestos: Democratic Risk And An Institutional Lock-In
Navya Dubey Source: Wikimedia Commons Abstract: This article examines how the constitutional and statutory framework governing election manifestos has created an institutional lock-in that leaves electoral promises largely unregulated. The article posits […]
Legislating Non-Retrogression: Constitutional Challenge to Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Arjun Singh Source: The Hindu Abstract: Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, does not merely restrict the right to information. It invokes Puttaswamy to destroy the proportionality floor […]
Beyond Control and Contracts: Re-imagining Employment Relationships in Indian Tax Jurisprudence
Manav Pamnani & Huzaifa Kapadia Abstract: This paper discusses the recent Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax v. Paul Dhinakaran decision, which held that a mere existence of managerial authority or designation is […]
Tribunal’s Dilemma: The Interpretive Burdens of Madras Bar Association v. Union of India
Anshuman Shukla & Anjali Sirohi* Abstract: On 19th November 2025, the Supreme Court delivered its latest and sixth iteration of the Madras Bar Association series of cases. The matter specifically pertained to […]
Exiling Menstrual Exile: Employing Article 17 as a Multiplier Right to Demolish ‘Period Huts’ in India
Ritwik Sharma Abstract: This article argues that menstrual exile through “period huts” constitutes untouchability under Article 17. Critiquing the Supreme Court’s ignorance of this social evil in Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government […]
Executive Adjudication and the Waqf Paradox: Examining §3C & §4 of the 2025 Waqf Amendment Act
Siddhant Prabhu & Digveejay Upadhyay Abstract: The management and adjudication of Waqf Properties have long been a crucible for legal contestation around executive interference, religious autonomy, and minority rights. This article departs […]
From Lalita Kumari to Section 173(3) BNSS: FIR Registration, Police Discretion, and the Constitution after the BNSS
Sharnam Agarwal & Yashika Chouksey Abstract: This article examines the shift in FIR jurisprudence from the mandatory registration framework of Lalita Kumari to the discretionary regime under Section 173(3) of the BNSS. By analyzing […]