Atif Alam and Srijan S. Kashyap Abstract This article examines the use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA),[1] focusing on the balance between State authority and individual rights in the context of public security. It analyses the expanding interpretation of “Terror Acts” and the bail framework in relation to pre-trial detention. The article traces […]
Category: Constitutional Law
Simran Sidhu Introduction The Calcutta High Court’s ongoing matter of Sandip Kumar Mitra v. The State of West Bengal highlights the tensions between government employees and employees of state-owned corporations. Government employees are governed by central or state service rules, such as the West Bengal Service Rules (WBSR), whereas employees of corporations, like the West […]
Varun Pandey Introduction The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, was enacted in both Houses of Parliament following a period of vigorous discussion and partisan conflict. It signifies a substantial reform within the Waqf administration in India. Although it implements many initiatives for inclusivity and administrative reform, it simultaneously centralises governmental authority and diminishes the independence of […]
Lauren Prem I. Introduction Menstrual leave policy in short (MLP), a contemporary discussion, has been viewed by many legal practitioners, to take the form of a right. Prominent advocates throughout the country have associated the policy to derive its enactment force from article 14 of the Constitution which encapsulates the essence of treating equals equally […]
Kartikey Agrawal & Siddhi Mishra I. Introduction The Supreme Court has recently issued a notice in a PIL challenging the validity of Section 53(2) of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 (“Act”). This section comes into force when the number of contestants equals the number of seats to be filled, meaning only one candidate is […]
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