Reading Gopalan: Tracing the Foundation of Personal Liberty in Free India
This essay discusses Kania J’s judgement in Gopalan focusing on his judicial reasoning in terms of the constitutionality of the Preventive Detention Act and his reading of article 21 along with article 19 and the extent of these rights.
National Register of Citizens And The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
History of NRC in Assam
The “National Register of Citizens” abbreviated as NRC is a record of the people which is maintained by the Central...
Instrumentalities of State for the Purpose of Article 12 of the Constitution of India
Introduction
“It is the business of the State to maintain the conditions without which a free exercise of the human faculties is impossible.”
- T H...
Call for Student Editors; Submit by 25th June 2022
With a view to expand its team, CCRD is inviting applications from students who are interested in interning as editors under the organization.
Expanding the Contours of Judicial Independence: A Quasi-Judicial Perspective
INTRODUCTION
The Supreme Court in Rojer Mathew v South Indian Bank Ltd and Ors landed a big blow to the Central Government when it struck...
Article 12 of The Constitution of India, 1950
Article 12 of Indian Constitution States:
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, “the State’’ includes the Government and Parliament of India and the...
Caste Politics in Contemporary Uttar Pradesh
Will the backward castes always be a tool in the hands of figures of authority to create a new future for themselves?
Right to Access Internet Services: The Present Scenario
As the right to access internet is considered by a competent court to be a fundamental right under Article 21, internet services should not be banned unless there exists a genuine threat to security at the gravest degree, such as a war or a cause for a national emergency.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
INTRODUCTION
Laws pertaining to citizenship are governed under Articles 5 to 11 in the Indian Constitution. But it is to be read along with the...
The Conundrum of Right to Privacy and State Surveillance
There are no laws that allow for surveillance in India. The two laws covering interception are the Indian Telegraph Act and the Information Technology Act.
