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The Supreme Courts of South Asia: A comparative look

A ready-reckoner about some of the key features of the top courts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan

10th Jun 2024

appointments

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Commissions and Omissions

How will the executive-judiciary tussle around appointments play out in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s third term?

9th Jun 2024

Anurag Bhaskar’s The Foresighted Ambedkar Ideas that Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse

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Did Dr Ambedkar Want to Burn the Constitution?

A chapter in a recent book looks at the context of a statement often quoted by proponents of a new Constitution. Here’s a brief excerpt.

6th Jun 2024

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Kania and Nehru

Nehru’s fraught relationship with the judiciary had its roots in his exasperation with the first Chief Justice on the matter of appointments

3rd Jun 2024

April Monthly Review Listing

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Monthly Review: April 2024

In April the Supreme Court heard two Constitution Bench cases and delivered a verdict on a crucial case concerning electoral transparency

31st May 2024

PMLA Enforcement Directorate ED

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A narrow check on the ED’s wide powers

‘Tarsem Lal’ clarifies that the ED cannot arrest after cognisance, but experts warn against reading it as a shift from ‘Vijay Madanlal'

30th May 2024

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What is the Form 17C petition in the Supreme Court all about?

Last week, the Court adjourned a request asking the ECI to publish turnout data within 48 hours of polling. Here’s an explainer

29th May 2024

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A tale of two Chief Ministers

Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren were both arrested by the ED in PMLA cases. Why did only one of them get interim bail to campaign?

26th May 2024