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.
Results @ “Rack Your Brain” – 2nd National Quiz Competition by CCRD
We are glad to receive hundreds of Registration for Online National Quiz on Constitutional Law organised by Centre For Constitutional Research & Development. The...
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...
The CJI as Master of Roster: Unraveling the Controversial Curtains
The unprecedented press conference on January 12, 2018, held by the four of the Supreme Court’s senior-most judges: Justice Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, M.B. Lokur,...
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019: A Toothless Tiger?
Transgender people incorporate Hijras, Eunuchs, Kothis, Aravanis, and others, who have been a part of Indian culture for a considerable length of time. They...
Flattening the Curve at the Expense of One’s Constitutional Rights?
INTRODUCTION
When the lockdown was imposed by the government, it aimed to reduce the threatens exposed to life however, the poor migrant workers who had...
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.
Power of the Supreme Court in exercising Judicial Restraint on Constitutional Amendments brought to...
All you need to know about the Judicial Restraint Power of Supreme Court of India on far-reaching policies of Government.
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...
Who will Judge the Judges?
The judges are the ombudsman of the people, there should be a check on their powers to make sure that they don’t enjoy Carte Blanche's powers.
