Does the OBC Act 2021 pose a threat to the Constitution and its Principles
The 127th Constitutional Amendment Bill (OBC Act) was passed by the Lok Sabha and put on the table during the Monsoon Session on August 10th, 2021. This was done in order to return the responsibility of identifying…
Women Reservation Bill – A Buried Thought?
The Constitution of India is the lengthiest one of its kind in the world. Due to its status as a written constitution et one written down in a single document, it has 448 articles that lay down…
Rethinking Sedition Law – A Socio-Legal Analysis of Liberal Democracies all around the Globe
India’s sedition law has come under massive scrutiny and criticism, with several leading intellectuals calling for its revocation. The law has frequently been misused and has often been used to stifle dissent and political opposition. This is…
Constitutionalism – A tool to curb Unlimited Power
An individual lives in a nation and is governed according to the rules and regulations of that nation. These rules and regulations determine his relationship with those who make these rules and regulations. A nation that provides…
Secularism – Conundrum of Indian Constitution
India is a unique State, promoting secularism and preserving spirituality through constitutional provisions and judicial pronouncements. In simple terms, secularism can be defined as the ‘principle of separation of state from the religious institution‘. In the concept…
Hung Parliament – A Democracy without Majority
The word ‘Hung Parliament’ comprises of two words, ‘Hung’ the past tense of the word hang which primarily means something which is suspended from above and dangles free in the lower region, and ‘Parliament’ the legislative body…
Understanding the Law of Land
The expression ‘Law of the Land’ comes from the Latin words lex terrae or legem terrae which is defined in Black’s Law Dictionary to mean all laws that are in force within a country or region, including…
Economic Reservation in India – Panacea or Menace?
You cannot build anything on the foundation of caste. You cannot build up a nation. You cannot build up a morality. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar The country we live in is independent and people are gifted with democratic rule. There is a right…
