By: Nikhil Reddy Kothakota We have discussed in the previous post, the effect that the cracker ban has on India and the need for a determinative stance to be taken up by the Supreme Court to reduce the conflicts of human rights that have popped-up under these circumstances, i.e., the implications of the cracker ban. Therefore, in the current post, we discuss the way forward … Continue reading Reconciling Nature and Religion: Efficacy of the Cracker Ban, its Implications and the Way Forward (Part 2)

By: Nikhil Reddy Kothakota Editor’s Note: This blog post is the first in the forthcoming two-part blog series, discussing the recent cracker ban, its history and the unique position that the Supreme Court found itself in, i.e. reconciling various fundamental rights, reconciling religion with the environment. INTRODUCTION Indian jurists have always sought for a reconciliation of our fundamental rights, with interpreting them as pieces of a … Continue reading Reconciling Nature and Religion: Efficacy of the Cracker Ban, its Implications and the Way Forward (Part 1)

By: Anmol Jain INTRODUCTION Dipak Misra, CJI, as he was then, has retired as the 45th Chief Justice of India. During his tenure as the master of the roster, he authored multiple path-breaking verdicts including decriminalisation of adultery and same-sex marriage, upholding the vires of the biometric database of the citizens – Aadhaar, judicial restraint on issue pertaining to criminalization of politics, entry of women … Continue reading On Constitution of Constitutional Benches by the then CJI, Dipak Misra

By: Chandni Ghatak INTRODUCTION When the judgment concerning the Sabarimala issue was rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, amidst the entire furore over the majority holding, there seemed to linger an ‘Et tu Brute’ sentiment amongst activists, targeted directly towards the dissenting opinion authored by Justice Indu Malhotra. Unfortunately, social media has since then, witnessed a large-scale disappointment being showered upon this dissenting … Continue reading Examining the Contentious Dissent – Hon’ble Justice Indu Malhotra’s Opinion in the Sabarimala Case

By: Digvijay S. Chaudhary The dust has finally settled on the constitutionality of Section 377. The Supreme Court has declared what the public looked forward to since the court raised the question on Section 377 in KS Puttaswamy v. Union of India (hereinafter ‘KS Puttaswamy’). Apart from declaring Section 377 as partially unconstitutional, certain other aspects were discussed in the historic judgment. One such issue opined … Continue reading The Knife Hangs on Section 309: Aftermath of Navtej Singh Judgment