*Tarun Chittupalli & Anamika Singh (Source: Human Rights Watch) This blog critiques prolonged post-sentence detention of illegal immigrants in India, especially post-Maja Daruwala v. State of West Bengal (2025), citing Article 21 […]
The Forgotten Prisoners: Bridging the legal gaps in post-sentence custody of illegal immigrants
Podcast with Professor Tarunabh Khaitan
*Rachana Prakash & Uday Dabas Professor Tarunabh Khaitan’s academic work has had a major impact on the way we think about constitutional structure, rights, and democratic functioning — most notably through his […]
Does Caste Persist Beyond Hinduism : A realist critique of the exclusive trend of the Judiciary
Ashish Chauhan* (Source: KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006 There has been a persistent tendency in Courts to confine the concept of caste strictly within the Hindu religious framework, despite significant sociological evidence demonstrating […]
Crimes, Codes and Change
*Mohit Meena, Rachana Prakash, Satej Prabhugate, Shauryaveer Chaudhry, Diya Ranjith This podcast episode, hosted by Mohit, Rachana, Satej, Shauryaveer, and Diya from the Law School Policy Review (LSPR), features an in-depth discussion […]
Podcast with Mini Saxena on Conditional Consent
*Rachana Prakash & Ayishath Zainaba Consent is often discussed in binary terms—given or not given. However, conditional consent complicates this understanding, raising important legal and ethical questions. What happens when consent is […]
Hole in State Exchequer: Gujarat High Court Ruling in GCCI
Deepak Singh* Source: LawChakra The Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad in R/Special Civil Application No. 11345 of 2023 titled ‘Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Ors. Versus Union of India & […]
Holy Harm: Santhara, Minors, and the Constitutional Cost of Cultural Silence
Suhana Roy* Source: Indian Express This article examines the tragic death of a three-year-old girl allegedly subjected to Santhara, a religious fast-unto-death, through the lens of child rights and constitutional law. It […]
When Even Death Isn’t an Equalizer: A Critique of Ramesh Baghel v. State of Chhattisgarh
Kale Sanskruti Madhukar* Source: Wikimedia Commons This article critiques the Supreme Court’s split verdict in Ramesh Baghel v. State of Chhattisgarh, where a tribal-Christian was denied burial of his father in his […]
Begging for Justice: A Critique of India’s Anti-Beggary Laws
Tanya Sara George* Source: LexLife India The article critiques India’s anti-beggary laws, arguing that the prevailing legal framework reflects a punitive legacy of colonial governance repurposed for modern exclusionary ends. The analysis […]
Reconstructing Maternity Leave: From Oocyte Cryopreservation to Single Motherhood
Ananya Garg* Source: Linkedin Oocyte cryopreservation and single motherhood bear witness to a generation’s change in women’s exercise of reproductive autonomy over structurally discriminatory labour markets. But the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 […]
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