Deepak Singh The history of house arrest in India has its root in preventive detention laws. Section 5 of National Security Act, 1980 (also known as “rasuka”) empowers the government to regulate […]
Whither Jobs
Shoumitro Chatterjee, Rohit Lamba and Abhishek Rai As the polity pushes to resurrect our economic destiny dragged into deeper chasms by the pandemic, Make in India and Atmanirbharta have emerged as its […]
Property Disputes and the Plea of ‘Oral Partition’
Ankit Gupta In absence of any checks and balances, the plea of ‘oral partition’ has been abused by dishonest litigants to prolong frivolous and vexatious civil suits, thereby, reducing it to a […]
An Impartial Tribunal to Scrutinize Externment Orders
Eishan Mehta Externments infringe upon the Freedom of Movement under Article 19(1)(d) and Personal Liberty under Article 21. Though held constitutional, the amount of discretion vested in executive authorities with regards to […]
The Peculiar Introduction of ‘Collegium Approvals’ in ‘Ad-Hoc’ High Court Judge Appointments
Anujay Shrivastava & Abhijeet Shrivastava The authors dissect the Apex Court’s recent Full-Bench judgment in Lok Prahari v. Union of India, where guidelines were issued for the invocation of Article 224-A, which […]
Constitutionality Of Domiciliary Reservations in Private Jobs: The Haryana State Employment Act
Sarthak Bhardwaj and Rupam Jha The Haryana Government’s recent decision to reserve 75% of jobs in the private sector has raised many eyebrows and questions regarding its constitutional permissibility. This piece argues […]
Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Right against Self-Incrimination
Stuti Rastogi Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act weighs heavy on the offender and fails to protect the fundamental right against self-incrimination. In this article, the author gives shape […]
Is Appointment Of ‘Ad-hoc’ Judges Subject To Filling ‘Regular’ Vacancies In The High Courts?
Anujay Shrivastava The author examines whether ‘ad-hoc’ appointments of retired judges under Article 224-A of the Constitution can only happen after the existing vacancies at High Courts have been filled. Examining the […]
Law School Workshop Series
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. […]
Media Cross-Ownership: Does Competition Law Suffice?
Dhawal M The new IT Rules for OTT platforms have started a conversation on media freedom. How free from undue influence do you think TV and print media is? This article examines […]
Law School Policy Review & Kautilya Society 