July 2021

Supreme Court

Special Courts for People’s Representatives: A Selective Approach Eroding Equality.

In this post, the authors critically analyse the formation of Special Courts for Representatives. They argue that the said measure not only goes against the spirit of equality, but shall also bring home piquant procedural issues.

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Journey To The Lakshadweep Island- Analysing Its Kafkaesque Administration

In this post, the author analyses the bona fides and credence of the recently introduced Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation Bill. In doing so, the author contends that the Bill is violative of the fundamental rights of the inhabitants, and runs contrary to the pluralist canvas that the framers of our Constitution had envisioned.

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Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: Disguised Censorship And A Threat To Creative Freedom?

In our latest post, the authors talk about the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and its impact on creative freedom, and the legitimacy of the existing institutional mechanisms with respect to film certification.

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The Supreme Court’s Interim Order in the Rohingya Deportation Case: A lost Opportunity?

In this post, the author talks about the non-refoulement principle from an international as well as domestic perspective, in the context of the recent Supreme Court interlocutory order allowing the deportation of thousands of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.

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