Tag: Indian Constitution
What 70 Years of Ordinances Tell Us About the President’s Powers
While the President’s power to issue ordinances was intended to manage emergency situations, ordinances are not rare. President Droupadi Murmu’s election is historic; how she deals with ordinances will be an important aspect of her tenure.
The Regulatory Regime for Digital News Media in India — The...
Do the 2021 IT Rules actually emerge from a policy need? What types of risks do they pose to the fundamental rights of users and the freedom of our digital news ecosystem?
Building A Case Against Domicile Reservation in Private Unaided Universities
In late September last year, the Karnataka High Court quashed an amendment which introduced a domicile reservation for The National Law School of India...
Indian Students’ Silent Hymns: Of Sanskrit Prayers in Secular Schools
Co-authored by Kaushalya Misra & Avantika Bunga
“What is the problem with saying Vande Mataram? We are saying thank you to mother earth? What...
Criminal Defamation Amidst #MeToo: a Necessary Evil or an Anti-Democratic Tool?
Understanding the Context
For the past century, freedom of speech has been popularly identified as a hallmark of any strong liberal democracy. In a political...
