Opinion
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A Perspective on Contempt In the form of Scandalizing the Court: Preserving the Glory of Judges?
Introduction Contempt in the form of Scandalizing the court comes in the way of an individual’s right of exercising Freedom of Speech and Expression. Recently, the Supreme Court (“SC”) initiated… Read more.
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Third Time, Not the Charm: Analyzing the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020
On April 17th of 2020, the Ministry of Power introduced the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with the objective of bringing the outdated 2003 Act in tune with recent developments. Indeed,… Read more.
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Supreme Court unlikely to help Rhea Chakraborty – Understanding the Role of Courts during Investigation
The death mystery of Sushant Singh coupled with Supreme Court reserving its order in case of Rhea Charkraborty vs State of Bihar regarding transfer of investigation from Bihar to Maharashtra… Read more.
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A Year into India’s National Clean Air Programme
Over eighty per cent of inhabitants in the Global South are exposed to detrimental air quality as these areas fail to meet the air quality level prescribed by WHO guideline.… Read more.
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The Mumbai Gag Order: An intrusive order labelling criticism of state a crime
INTRODUCTION Public criticism is indispensable to the functioning of government institutions and a ‘culture of open dialogue’ is requisite for democracy. It is not erroneous to say that dissemination of… Read more.
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The Transgender Persons Act – A Legal Facade
A few months back, when Anjana Hareesh[1], a queer who died of suicide became the headlines of newspapers in the country, social media sprung to action to discuss the rights… Read more.
