Conversion, Surveillance, and the Erosion of Fundamental Rights in Maharashtra
On 17 March 2026, the State Assembly of Maharashtra, India, passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill (FRB). The stated objective of the bill is to regulate religious conversions and...
A Renewed Push for Stringent Funding Restrictions on NGOs: India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2026, introduced in India’s Lok Sabha (House of the People), which is the part of the Lower House of the Legislature of the Union...
The Problem with Defining Voyeurism Too Narrowly
India stands on an uncharted terrain of privacy jurisprudence, where, on one hand, a normative framework of privacy has taken shape, yet, on the other, the law continues to grapple...
Gender Justice Entanglement in India’s Electoral Politics
On 17th April 2026, India’s Parliament witnessed a significant constitutional development when the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026, commonly referred to as the Women’s Reservation Bill, failed to secure the...
The ‘Saha’ Guidelines: India’s Mental Health Leap as a Constitutional Right
Mental health has been undermined in the Indian human rights discourse, but the Supreme Court of India’s 2025 ruling in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. (2025)...
Constitutional Morality and the Future of Rights Jurisprudence in India
A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India is presently hearing a review petition against its judgment in Indian Young Lawyers Association v. State of Kerala, wherein the Court...
FCRA (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Increasing State-Control and Reducing Public Sphere in India
In India, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) is a law that regulates the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contributions by certain persons (Individual/Hindu Undivided Family/Association/Section 8 Company) and...
Reactive Laws, Relentless Abuse: Why Child Sexual Abuse Material Still Circulates Freely in India’s Digital Spaces
India today stands in a troubling paradox. Its legal framework addressing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is increasingly stringent, courts have clarified criminal liability, and specialised cyber units are expanding...
The Parental Veto: An Extra-Legal Requirement in Indian Marriages
The state government in Gujarat, India, recently tabled draft rules under the Gujarat Marriage Registration Act, 2006. It introduces parents’ consent as a mandatory requirement for the registration of consensual...
The Changing Paradigm of Public Interest Litigation in India: Mismatch or A Dream Team?
The Public Interest Litigation (‘PIL’) paradigm indicates a unique jurisdiction in which the Indian Courts relax rules of standing to admit any petition of ‘public interest’. The adoption of this...
Will Granting Personhood to the Aravallis in India Help the Fight Against Mining?: Lessons from Niyamgiri Incident
The Indian Supreme Court in an order in November 2025 has attempted to create a uniform standard for identifying ‘Aravallis’, a mountain range in India, to curb widespread illegal mining...
Citizenship at the Altar of Algorithms
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, has announced the development of an Artificial Intelligence tool in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay to identify illegal immigrants from...
