Recently, the government of Andhra Pradesh dissolved the state’s Legislative Council. Arguably, the primary motive behind the dissolution seems to be the fact that the Council dominated by the opposition, had been stalling several key legislations passed by the Legislative Assembly. One such legislation is the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill,... Continue Reading →
Happy 71st Republic Day India: An Ode to the Constitution of India
[As India celebrates its 71st Republic Day today, I wish to share with all my readers a speech I had given on the 70th Republic Day celebrations at the National Law University, Jodhpur. The speech is extremely close to my heart as it allowed me to express my love for the Constitution of India and... Continue Reading →
Andhra Pradesh Row: Can a State abolish its Legislative Council?
[Picture credits: The New Indian Express] The Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister YS Reddy has been in news for proposing to make significant constitutional and structural changes to the state. Recently, the government introduced a Bill to establish a respective legislative, judicial and executive capital in the state. While the Bill has been... Continue Reading →
Lotus in the Muddy Pool- Understanding the Law on National Symbols in India
[Picture Credits- The Print] The Central government recently announced that the new Indian passports shall have a lotus symbol printed on them, as part of enhanced security features to identify fake passports. Interestingly, ‘lotus’ is also the election symbol of the Bharatiya Janta Party (“BJP”) which is the political party at power in the Centre... Continue Reading →
Bird in a Golden Cage- By Choice?
Sarojini Naidu the former governor of the present-day state of Uttar Pradesh, on being asked about her position as the Governor had once remarked that it is a like being a ‘bird in a golden cage’. The remarks were in light of the mere ‘titular’ nature of the position as it commonly believed that the... Continue Reading →
SC judgment in Sabarimala Review Petition: Where did the Court go wrong?
Yesterday, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India delivered its judgment on the petitions seeking a review of the Court’s decision in the Sabarimala Shrine case. The Court in a 3:2 verdict has held that a larger bench needs to conclusively determine certain issues namely scope and meaning of the constitutional restrictions on freedom of religion,... Continue Reading →
Takeaways from Tripura HC’s judgment prohibiting animal/bird sacrifice in temples
Last month the Tripura HC in a significant verdict (Subhas Bhattacharjee v. State of Tripura ,2019 SCC Online Tri 441) found the practice of offering sacrifice of animals in the temples of Tripura to be unconstitutional. The judgment authored by Chief Justice Karol is an addition to the catena of decisions wherein the Courts have... Continue Reading →
Is Facebook friendship, a ground to seek a Judge’s Recusal in India?
[Picture credits: ABA for Law Students] Last month, the Calcutta High Court while hearing a matter witnessed the counsel for the petitioner raising an interesting plea. The counsel requested the presiding Judge i.e. Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee to recuse himself from hearing the matter, as he was a Facebook friend of the appearing counsel. Although,... Continue Reading →
Prorogation of the UK Parliament and its challenge before the UK Supreme Court
The United Kingdom (‘UK’) Supreme Court has recently finished hearing arguments in Miller v. Prime Minister, a case which shall go down as one of the most important constitutional law decisions in the country’s history. The Supreme Court in the aforesaid case is adjudicating whether the prorogation of the UK Parliament by Her Majesty the... Continue Reading →
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