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...
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...
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 Torturous Failure of CCTV Surveillance in Indian Custodial Spaces
The persistence of custodial violence within the Indian criminal justice system is constituting the grave rupture to the constitutional guarantee of fundamental right to life and liberty under Article 21...
From “Invisible Help” to Constitutional Workers: The Supreme Court’s Call for Domestic Workers’ Rights in India
The care economy in India depends fundamentally on domestic workers, yet their labour remains largely invisible in law and policy. Estimates suggest India has over 50 million domestic workers, the...
Punitive Use of Preventive Powers in India
On 24th September 2025, four people were killed in police firing after protests for statehood in Ladakh turned violent. On the heels of this unfortunate incident, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk...
When Presumption of Guilt Meets Indefinite Detention: India’s Anti-Terror Law Dilemma
Can a constitutional democracy legitimise exceptional liberty burdens by declaration? India’s Supreme Court recently grappled with this question in a landmark ruling that exposes fault lines between counter-terrorism imperatives and...
The Indian Supreme Court’s Shifting Approach: Go to High Court
During the drafting of Indian Constitution, the father of the Indian Constitution, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, categorically said that Article 32 is the sole and heart of the Indian Constitution. It...
Beyond Procedural Relief: The Case for Systemic Constitutional Review of India’s Anti-Conversion Laws
On 17 October 2025, the Supreme Court of India in Rajendra Bihari Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh, quashed multiple FIRs under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of...
The Indian Supreme Court’s New Report on Caste: What Is It About and Why It Matters?
The Indian Supreme Court’s in-house think tank, the Centre for Research and Planning, recently released its ‘Report on Judicial Conceptions of Caste’ in November this year. This first-of-its-kind study examines...
