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…
Justice for All – Ensuring Justice to the Destitute Victims
Every act of justice must be just and equitable in its application to all citizens. Our democracy has given all of its citizens equal fundamental rights, regardless of their economic status. However, due to incompetence and a…
Surrogacy – The Unheard Tale and Supreme Court’s Volte-Face
Surrogacy, the once altruistic act of offering one’s womb as a medium for an infertile woman to have a child has quickly evolved into a multimillion-dollar industry. The demand for surrogate mothers increasing in correspondence to the…
Judicial Overreach- When required as a Necessary Evil?
Judicial Activism is a term used where the judiciary plays an active role to allot social justice. Or it can be said that judicial activism happens when the judiciary upholds the rights of the citizens and preserve…
Contextualizing NRC and the CAA – Exorcism, Xenophobia, or Protecting Borders?
India is a country home to four major religions globally- Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Sikhism, along with Jainism, Buddhism, etc. In addition to the religious division, there are further factions among them from the caste system to…
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…
Fallen Dignity – Dignity of the Dead, Dying, and Living
India was collectively horrified when the news of hundreds of dead bodies floating on a river in Uttar Pradesh broke. The Coronavirus Pandemic has made us reconsider our societal structure, and the impacts of the pandemic have made…
The Myth of Mid-Day Meal – A Socio-Legal Critique
The Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme is a meal-providing scheme in India, which is aimed at improving the nutritional standing of school-going children in the nation. The scheme supplies free lunch to primary school children of government institutions.…
Reservation in Educational Institutions must be done away with
India is extensively divided along caste, linguistic and religious lines. The co-existence of people of different groups despite such cultural diversities can rarely be witnessed elsewhere in the world. However, this harmony can also be seen to…
Wrongful Conviction – A Tale of Injustice
This article focuses on the tactics used by the state to avoid a miscarriage of justice in certain cases depending upon the circumstances. Our Indian system of Justice mainly works on the principle of “Fiat Justitia ruat…
Uniform Civil Code – Laying the Bedrock
India is a diverse country and is one of the most culturally rich countries as well. Boasting the second spot as the most populous country (As per the 2011 census), India is and was culturally rich. With…
Right to Privacy – Expanding the Horizons
What do you comprehend by the term – Privacy? Many people take it as secrecy. But does privacy just mean to have secrecy? No! It is a much wider term. It can be considered as a value,…
The Infinity Stones of the Indian Constitution
The concept of infinity stones was popularized by the Marvel comics and books. These stones work together in maintaining the balance of the universe. A combination of these stones is the Constitution of India, acting as the…
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…
Loud and Proud – Liberty of Sexual Orientation of the LGBTQ+ Community
The word sex is more or less still a taboo in countries like India. While more often than not associated with the biological act of reproduction, the word has a deeper sense of meaning. We often forget…
