In this guest post, Shivani Vij critiques the Supreme Court's split judgment concerning the Karnataka Government’s order on uniform dress code in schools (the Hijab case). She particularly critiques the judgment of Justice Gupta and highlights its four constitutional fallacies. She argues that both the Judges failed to adopt a reasoning based on equal treatment... Continue Reading →
Picture Credit - Zee News India Last week, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representing the central government told the Delhi High Court that the Centre needed reasonable time to formulate its stand on the issue of marital rape. Mehta submitted, that an ‘amendment to criminal law is a continuous process’ and suggestions have been invited from... Continue Reading →
The motion poster for the movie. The Republic of India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day today i.e., 26 January 2022. On this day, the erstwhile dominion of India became a Republic i.e., a nation governed by its own Constitution. This Constitution was a result of extensive labour and discussion by a Constituent Assembly consisting of representatives... Continue Reading →
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, this Friday passed a verdict which has been hailed as a judgment in the right direction contributing significantly to the jurisprudence related to equality and dignity in India. The Court by a 4:1 majority struck down the prohibition on women from entering the Sabarimala temple. The judgment running over... Continue Reading →
The 'Basic' Structure 