Introduction Once again, the air quality in Delhi has become dangerously toxic. For years, bans and campaigns to improve air quality have been unsuccessful, as the city’s winter smog continues to push the Air Quality Index (AQI) beyond 400 (“very poor” or “severe”) and put public health at serious risk. This year was no different, […]
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India: A Mosaic of Identities “Our Constitution doesn’t merely protect the voice of the majority. It protects the music of every smaller note in the great symphony of India.”— Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India India is not simply a nation, it is a civilizational mosaic, a glorious tapestry made of thousands of languages,
T.M.A. Pai to AMU: Evolution of Cultural and Educational Rights in India Read More »
Introduction: The Heart of the Constitution Dr. B. R. Ambedkar referred to Article 21 as the “heart of the Constitution,” which is a living provision that infuses life into the entire structure of Fundamental Rights. Article 21 is the most interpreted and judicially expanded article in Indian jurisprudence and affects every dimension of human existence,
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Introduction: ARTICLE 20 of the Indian Constitution “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” — William Blackstone No legal principle better captures the spirit of justice in this way. The idea that fairness must be uppermost to retribution captures the spirit of Article 20 of the Constitution of India.
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Introduction Citizens exercise free expression to render their government accountable, to inform citizens, and to participate as actors in the process of nation-building. Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution provides free expression to every citizen so that every citizen can express opinions in whatever format – written, verbal, visual, audio, online or digital interactive (regrettably,
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