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“Protect constitutional culture and morality, not notoriously vague ‘culture’,” Indira Jaising on Day 3 of Section 6A hearings

Sarah Thanawala·December 7, 2023

On Day 3 of the hearings in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the respondents sought to give historical context to their argument that the provision is constitutionally valid.

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Courtesy: S. Devika, a Chennai-based lawyer

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Return of combatant Burmese soldiers by India: A violation of international humanitarian law

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Governors sitting on Bills is a dangerous scribbling of the ‘grammar of anarchy’

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advocate, Karnataka High Court

The dangers of outsourcing government planning to global consulting firms

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Parliamentary committee heeds PETA’s recommendation to make ‘bestiality’ a crime in BNS Bill

Sarah Thanawala·December 8, 2023

Intergenerational equity and its importance in climate change mitigation and adaptation policies

Raushan Tara Jaswal·December 8, 2023

23, 10, 76, 36 and 111: Respectively the number of SC, ST, OBC, minority and women among 790 HC judges

The Leaflet·December 8, 2023

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Gopi Karunakaran·December 7, 2023

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Featured

“Protect constitutional culture and morality, not notoriously vague ‘culture’,” Indira Jaising on Day 3 of Section 6A hearings

Sarah Thanawala·December 7, 2023

On Day 3 of the hearings in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the respondents sought to give historical context to their argument that the provision is constitutionally valid.

Top StoriesView More

Parliamentary committee heeds PETA’s recommendation to make ‘bestiality’ a crime in BNS Bill

Sarah Thanawala·December 8, 2023

Intergenerational equity and its importance in climate change mitigation and adaptation policies

Raushan Tara Jaswal·December 8, 2023

23, 10, 76, 36 and 111: Respectively the number of SC, ST, OBC, minority and women among 790 HC judges

The Leaflet·December 8, 2023

The crimes of Dr Henry A. Kissinger that history will not absolve

Gopi Karunakaran·December 7, 2023

Bhima Koregaon: As Watali casts a long shadow, Jagtap’s bail plea adjourned, to be heard after Shoma Sen’s

Shrikha Gowri·December 7, 2023

Obiter dicta View More

Courtesy: S. Devika, a Chennai-based lawyer

Editor's Pick

Arun Kumar

Retired Professor of Economics, JNU

Critics are priceless and not unreasonable

Anil V. Katarki

Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Constituent Assembly: A chequered history

Ravi Nair

executive director, South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre

Return of combatant Burmese soldiers by India: A violation of international humanitarian law

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The Far Post: Of fluid borders and sacrificing soldiers

Deepa Punjani·December 4, 2023

Policing the internet: Kerala’s increasing crackdown on free speech online

Muhammed M.P.·December 1, 2023

GPS trackers on prisoners will turn the whole world into an open prison

Hamzah Patel·November 28, 2023

The case for gender-neutral domestic violence legislation in India

Ummar Jamal·November 27, 2023

Supreme Court solidifies the law on medical negligence: Is it the balanced position?

Simran Malhotra·November 27, 2023

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The curious tale of missing migrant voters in India

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Climate change combat needs to prefer imaginative over evidence-based legal approach

Mohan V Katarki·December 4, 2023

America’s decline into illiberalism: Aided and abetted by its Supreme Court

Gopi Karunakaran·December 3, 2023

How can India have a more diverse and representative judiciary?

Sarah Thanawala·December 3, 2023

Lessons from an Australian court’s decision against a former Indian diplomat

Aman Kumar·December 2, 2023

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Experiments with truth, Part 6: Gandhi on how to read— and boycott— newspapers

S.N. Sahu·October 3, 2023

Experiments with truth, Part 5: How is Gandhi relevant today?

The Leaflet·October 2, 2023

Experiments with truth, Part 4: Webinar on fact-finding— History, law and ethics

The Leaflet·October 2, 2023

Experiments with truth, Part 3: The moral and political dilemmas of housing rights

Mukta Naik·October 2, 2023

Experiments with truth, Part 2: Truth and dare in Bhima Koregaon

Susan Abraham·October 2, 2023

Leaflet ReportsView More

“Free immigration and a welfare state cannot coexist,” Vijay Hansaria on Day 2 of Section 6A hearings

Sarah Thanawala·December 6, 2023

Bhima Koregaon: Supreme Court quotes Watali judgment in Shoma Sen’s bail application

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·December 6, 2023

“Preamble calls for fraternity among citizens, not global fraternity,” Shyam Divan on Day 1 of Section 6A hearings

Sarah Thanawala·December 5, 2023

In open court, Justice Kaul and Prashant Bhushan mull over “very strange” listing business in appointment and transfer of judges case

The Leaflet·December 5, 2023

Supreme Court grants unsupervised visitation rights to mother of six-year-old

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·December 5, 2023

Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against Manipur journalist Makepeace Sitlhou

The Leaflet·December 5, 2023

Relief for Manipur students as SC allows admission to Central universities in other states

Sarah Thanawala·December 4, 2023

Leaflet InterviewsView More

How science can help make, assess and amend laws better: Lessons from ‘legal epidemiology’

Anand Grover·November 23, 2023

Gender fluidity will slowly dissolve the rigid opposition to it— An interview with transgender rights activist Vyjayanti Mogli

Sarah Thanawala·August 16, 2023

Celebrating a decade of NALSA means nothing in absence of political will for inclusion and representation of transgender community— Dr Akkai Padmashali

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·May 29, 2023

‘The jallikattu judgment is a setback for a new accord between human beings and Mother Nature’: An interview with senior advocate Anand Grover

Sarah Thanawala·May 25, 2023

“Took up law because I eventually wanted to get into politics”: An interview with debutante Karnataka MLA, former corporate lawyer and NLSIU–UPenn alumna Nayana Motamma

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