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Female Genital Mutilation as a Constitutional Question: FGM, Dawoodi Bohras, and the Limits of Article 25
Introduction At the crossroads of bodily autonomy, religious freedom, and constitutional morality lies one of the most legally complex and socially charged questions in contemporar
The Sabarimala 9-Judge Bench Of April 2026: Rewriting The Essential Religious Practices Test For All Of India
Introduction: The Moment India’s Religion-Law Relationship Gets Renegotiated On February 17, 2026, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Surya Kan
Continuity of CrPC Discharge and Framing of Charges Under BNSS: Supreme Court Judgment in Dr. Anand Rai v. State of Madhya Pradesh
Introduction The replacement of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 marked a major reform in Indian criminal procedure. Questions
CAQM as a De Facto Environmental Regulator: The Supreme Court’s Expanding Role in Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis
Introduction India’s national capital has, for decades, carried the grim distinction of being one of the most polluted cities in the world. Each winter, a toxic haze descends
UAPA’s “Ideological Driver” Category: Supreme Court Denies Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam’s Bail While Granting Bail to Other Accused
Introduction On January 5, 2026, the Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment that has significant implications for bail jurisprudence under the Unlawful Activities (Pr
Retrospective Environmental Clearances After the 3-Judge Bench Recall of the Vanashakti judgment: India’s Unresolved Constitutionality Vacuum
Introduction India’s environmental clearance architecture has, for decades, rested on a simple but inviolable premise: that the environment must be assessed before a project
Can Courts Recall a Liquidation Order to Protect Market Sentiment: Judicial Economy or Judicial Overreach?
Abstract The Supreme Court of India’s handling of the Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (“BPSL”) insolvency has triggered one of the most consequential debates in I
Aircel Spectrum Case: Supreme Court Rules Spectrum Cannot Enter the IBC Estate Due to Conditional Licensing
Background: A Telecom Giant’s Collapse and the Asset Question That Followed The story of Aircel Limited’s financial collapse is not unusual in the Indian telecom sector
Suppressio Veri as Grounds for Bail Cancellation: India’s Newly Articulated Misrepresentation Standard
Introduction Personal liberty stands as a cornerstone of Indian constitutional jurisprudence, yet this fundamental right must be balanced against the equally vital imperative of en
Supreme Court Larger Bench Rule: When a 3-Judge Bench Recalls a 2-Judge Bench – India’s Unresolved Doctrine on Co-Equal Bench Powers
Introduction Few questions in Indian constitutional procedure are as persistently contested yet practically consequential as this: what exactly can a bench of three judges do to a
