The story so far: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s recent public criticism of the judiciary and remark that courts cannot dilute “parliamentary sovereignty” sparked a debate ...
The constitution empowers the Parliament and the State Legislatures to make laws within their respective jurisdiction. Bills to amend the constitution can only be introduced in the Parliament, but ...
The judiciary and the Modi government have been in a war of words over judicial appointments. While this debate is not new, the intensity has increased since a new chief justice, DY Chandrachud, took ...
The Constitution of India enshrines a vision of justice — social, economic, and political — and a commitment to equality in status and opportunity. But history has shown us that these ideals are often ...
EVERY few years the question of the basic structure of the constitution of Pakistan and the limitations of parliament’s power become issues of great public interest. In 2010, it was the judicial ...
April 29 should be celebrated as ‘People’s Day’ every year. In my view, the date April 29, 1973 is right next to January 26, 1950, which was marked as the first Republic Day, in terms of significance ...
On the 50th anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment, it is time to appreciate how the doctrine brought together the best in advocacy, idealism Kesavananda Bharati (KB) vs State of Kerala — a ...
On January 11, Vice President Jadgeep Dhankhar criticised the basic structure doctrine of the Supreme Court, contending the court had invoked this principle to transgress its powers and curtail the ...