The Law School Workshop Series, in association with the Kautilya Society, will be organizing a Paper Discussion Session on April 10, 2021 at 5:00 PM. The session will be moderated by Prof. […]
Rethinking the Collegium’s Working Procedure for An Independent Judiciary
Eishan Mehta In this article the author looks into the contentious history of judicial appointments and how the pursuit of judicial independence appears to have been at the cost of judicial accountability. […]
Analyzing the ‘Right to Legal Representation’ from a Dworkinian Lens
Sandli Pawar This article examines the applicability of Dworkin’s ‘moral reading’ of a right to the ‘right to legal representation’ to accommodate numerous unenumerated rights therein; it also argues that Article 22(3) […]
‘Separation of Powers’ after the Farm Laws Committee
Ashwin Vardarajan Introduction On the 12th of January, 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court (‘SC’) ordered a stay on the application of the three Farm laws, namely the Farmer’s Produce […]
The Sci-Hub Case & The Unique Remedy of a Dynamic Injunction
Kashish Khandelwal Although dynamic injunctions have proven to be an effective tool against online piracy, courts must exercise caution while granting them to avoid the perils of over-blocking. To this effect, this […]
Rescuing Insurgent Possibilities of Indian Constitutionalism: Varta Ep. 1
Prannv Dhawan About Varta: Dialogues on India’s Constitutional Democracy Indian constitutionalism is in a perilous state. Its ability to guarantee democratic governance and citizens’ rights are under deep stress. This democratic backsliding […]
‘Deed Of Familial Association’ As A Putative Means To Affirm And Secure LGBT+ Families
Prof. Tiju Thomas Permitting a registered ‘deed of familial association (DFA)’, drawing from ‘Indian Contract Law’ and ‘right to life’ would aid legitimization of LGBT+ families. Despite progress in Indian queer rights […]
NRC And Quasi-Judicial Proceedings: The Costs of Unwarranted Executive Control
Mansi Gupta This piece examines the procedural lapses, judicial shortcomings and executive interference vis-á-vis the Foreigners Tribunal established under the Foreigners Tribunal Act, 1946 to demonstrate how the onerous burdens of proof, […]
Examining the Legal Validity of Patrilineal Ultimogeniture at Mizoram
Ankit Kapoor The piece demonstrates how the custom satisfies both the formative and operative pre-requisites of validity as regards the ancestral property, but is invalid, in its operative pre-requisite, as regards the […]
Cow Laws In 10 States Empower Vigilantes. Karnataka’s Is The Latest
Prannv Dhawan Karnataka’s new cattle slaughter law lets police arrest suspects without a warrant, permits police or ‘competent authorities’, which includes even vets, to seize cattle, premises merely on suspicion and provides […]