Yesterday, the Supreme Court declined to issue an orderstaying the implementation of the the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019 [“the Amendment Act”]. Instead, the Court tagged Tehseen Poonawalla’s petition with several […]
NOTA as a ‘fictional candidate’ (2/2): Analysing the legal tenability of the SEC Order
Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya The Maharashtra State Election Commission’s bold decision to expand the scope of NOTA, thus bolstering the ‘right to reject’, strengthens democratic values, but has no legal basis in India […]
NOTA as a ‘fictional candidate’ (1/2): Tracing the evolution of the legal position
Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya This post explains the evolution of NOTA in India, starting from unmarked paper ballots to a separate button on EVMs. On 9 December, the Ahmednagar and Dhule municipal corporations […]
‘One Nation, One Poll’ (2/3): Rebutting the Practical Case for Simultaneous Elections
Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya While the practical case for simultaneous elections is prima facie logical, the devil lies in the detail This is the 2nd installment in our 3-part series on simultaneous elections. […]
‘One Nation, One Poll’ (1/3): Laying out the Practical Case for Simultaneous Elections
Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya Several practical issues like prolonged policy paralysis and a massive financial burden plague the current model of free-cycle elections. Simultaneous elections have been proposed as a solution for these […]
Of Inconsistencies and Inequalities: SC on Shariat Courts vis-á-vis Khap
Aishwarya Ajayan The different approaches adopted by the judiciary in similar issues have resulted in a failure to accord equal significance to the constitutionally granted rights. The Supreme Court of India is […]
Naam rahe Atal: Understanding Vajpayee’s Hindutva
Aditya Prasanna Bhattacharya, Binit Agrawal, Harsh Tiwari Vajpayee’s talent lay in leading a fragile coalition government to envision and implement stupendous economic success for the country while sidelining his party’s more extreme Hindu […]
THE POVERTY LINE: AN INSTRUMENT OF INDIAN POLITICS (2/2)
Mrinali Komandur Quantification of Poverty helps preserve status quo and protect existing hierarchies This is the second post in a two part series. Read the first post here. Responding to pressure that […]
The Poverty Line: An Instrument of Indian Politics (1/2)
Mrinali Komandur The implicit assumptions in the method adopted to arrive at the Poverty Line, appear designed to arrive at findings that match the ideological proclivities of those in power India has […]
Of Bullets & Ballots: Impact of Pakistan’s General Elections on India (2/2)
Almas Shaikh Although the change in power in Pakistan will undoubtedly trigger an evolution in Indo-Pak relations, there can be no certainty about the trajectory it will take This is the 2nd […]