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Pith & Substance : The CCAL Blog

PoSH, Politics, and Purposivism: A Critique of the Supreme Court’s Stance on the PoSH Act

PoSH, Politics, and Purposivism: A Critique of the Supreme Court’s Stance on the PoSH Act

PoSH, Politics, and Purposivism: A Critique of the Supreme Court’s Stance on the PoSH Act

Shashank Tripathi

12 hours ago8 min read

Justice H.R. Khanna: The Conscience of the Constitution

Justice H.R. Khanna: The Conscience of the Constitution

Justice H.R. Khanna: The Conscience of the Constitution

The Editors of CALQ

Jul 1814 min read

Sanctioned Autonomy: How Anjum Kadari v. Union of India Rewrites Article 30 in the Language of Reform

Sanctioned Autonomy: How Anjum Kadari v. Union of India Rewrites Article 30 in the Language of Reform

Sanctioned Autonomy: How Anjum Kadari v. Union of India Rewrites Article 30 in the Language of Reform

Shubham Milind Thakare

Jun 187 min read

A Case for Confirmation Hearings in the Appointment of Election Commissioners: Revisiting the Constituent Assembly Debates (Part-II)

A Case for Confirmation Hearings in the Appointment of Election Commissioners: Revisiting the Constituent Assembly Debates (Part-II)

A Case for Confirmation Hearings in the Appointment of Election Commissioners: Revisiting the Constituent Assembly Debates (Part-II)

Hamza Khan

Jun 47 min read

A Case for Confirmation Hearings in the Appointment of Election Commissioners: Revisiting the Constituent Assembly Debates (Part-I)

A Case for Confirmation Hearings in the Appointment of Election Commissioners: Revisiting the Constituent Assembly Debates (Part-I)

A Case for Confirmation Hearings in the Appointment of Election Commissioners: Revisiting the Constituent Assembly Debates (Part-I)

Hamza Khan

Jun 46 min read

India’s New Income Tax Bill: A Digital Privacy Nightmare?

India’s New Income Tax Bill: A Digital Privacy Nightmare?

India’s New Income Tax Bill: A Digital Privacy Nightmare?

Aryan Sharma & Tania Bagwe

Jun 38 min read

Objection, Overruled : The Legal Tug-Of-War Over The Advocates Bill

Objection, Overruled : The Legal Tug-Of-War Over The Advocates Bill

Objection, Overruled : The Legal Tug-Of-War Over The Advocates Bill

Kashish Malhotra

May 217 min read

Spatiality, Climate Rights, And Uprooted Homes

Spatiality, Climate Rights, And Uprooted Homes

Spatiality, Climate Rights, And Uprooted Homes

Shashank Tripathi & Manasi Dubey

Mar 89 min read

Discrimination, Remedies and the Same Sex Marriage Case

Discrimination, Remedies and the Same Sex Marriage Case

Discrimination, Remedies and the Same Sex Marriage Case

Samriddh Sharma & Anay Mehrotra

Mar 47 min read

Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as Maintaining a Logic of Power

Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as Maintaining a Logic of Power

Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita as Maintaining a Logic of Power

Abhinav Ravi

Jan 166 min read

Speaking Differently on the Polyvocal Court

Speaking Differently on the Polyvocal Court

Speaking Differently on the Polyvocal Court

Richa Maria and Sarthak Sahoo

Dec 15, 20249 min read

The Emperor’s New Courts: The Supreme Court’s Judgement on India's Arms Transfers to Israel

The Emperor’s New Courts: The Supreme Court’s Judgement on India's Arms Transfers to Israel

The Emperor’s New Courts: The Supreme Court’s Judgement on India's Arms Transfers to Israel

Shagnik Mukherjea

Nov 22, 20247 min read

The Future of Bail Surveillance: Understanding the Implications of the Supreme Court's Stance on Google Pin as a Bail Condition

The Future of Bail Surveillance: Understanding the Implications of the Supreme Court's Stance on Google Pin as a Bail Condition

The Future of Bail Surveillance: Understanding the Implications of the Supreme Court's Stance on Google Pin as a Bail Condition

Mokshith Bhyri

Oct 6, 202410 min read

Viability of implanting the Doctrine of Indirect Discrimination under the Indian Constitution: A Critical Analysis of the Judgement in Lt. Col. Nitisha v Union of India

Viability of implanting the Doctrine of Indirect Discrimination under the Indian Constitution: A Critical Analysis of the Judgement in Lt. Col. Nitisha v Union of India

Viability of implanting the Doctrine of Indirect Discrimination under the Indian Constitution: A Critical Analysis of the Judgement in Lt. Col. Nitisha v Union of India

Bhuwan Sarine

Sep 5, 20249 min read

The Jurisprudence of ‘Privacy’ in Personality vis-a-vis Publicity Rights

The Jurisprudence of ‘Privacy’ in Personality vis-a-vis Publicity Rights

The Jurisprudence of ‘Privacy’ in Personality vis-a-vis Publicity Rights

Poorva Sharma

Sep 4, 20247 min read

A Legal Anomaly or a Strategic Loophole? The (Un)Contested Terrain of Religious Denomination in the Places of Worship Act

A Legal Anomaly or a Strategic Loophole? The (Un)Contested Terrain of Religious Denomination in the Places of Worship Act

A Legal Anomaly or a Strategic Loophole? The (Un)Contested Terrain of Religious Denomination in the Places of Worship Act

Mansi Awasthi

Aug 7, 20247 min read

Lifting the Corporate Veil: A Critique of State Trading Corporation v. CTO

Lifting the Corporate Veil: A Critique of State Trading Corporation v. CTO

Lifting the Corporate Veil: A Critique of State Trading Corporation v. CTO

Debarchita Pradhan

Aug 1, 20249 min read

Equity in Diversity: Unravelling the Debate on Reservations for Muslims in India

Equity in Diversity: Unravelling the Debate on Reservations for Muslims in India

Equity in Diversity: Unravelling the Debate on Reservations for Muslims in India

Shivansh Pathak and Sanskriti Agrawal

Jul 31, 20247 min read

Assessing Proportionality in Justus Ndung’U: The Problem of Human Dignity in Life Imprisonment

Assessing Proportionality in Justus Ndung’U: The Problem of Human Dignity in Life Imprisonment

Assessing Proportionality in Justus Ndung’U: The Problem of Human Dignity in Life Imprisonment

Saksham Agarwal

Jul 23, 202410 min read

Towards The Care-Less: The Case For Legislative Minimalism And The UCC

Towards The Care-Less: The Case For Legislative Minimalism And The UCC

Towards The Care-Less: The Case For Legislative Minimalism And The UCC

Sarthak Sahoo

Jul 15, 20246 min read

Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India: An Examination of the Supreme Court’s Application of the Doctrine of Proportionality

Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India: An Examination of the Supreme Court’s Application of the Doctrine of Proportionality

Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India: An Examination of the Supreme Court’s Application of the Doctrine of Proportionality

Mathanki Narayanan

May 12, 20248 min read

Re-Examining Section 69A in Light of Recent Media Blackouts and Rescuing Article 19

Re-Examining Section 69A in Light of Recent Media Blackouts and Rescuing Article 19

Re-Examining Section 69A in Light of Recent Media Blackouts and Rescuing Article 19

Rajyavardhan Singh

Mar 22, 20246 min read

Prof. K.T. Shah: The Unsung Architect of India’s Constitution

Prof. K.T. Shah: The Unsung Architect of India’s Constitution

Prof. K.T. Shah: The Unsung Architect of India’s Constitution

Nitin Kishore

Mar 20, 20248 min read

Rediscovering Prof. K.T. Shah—The Unsung Architect of India’s Constitution

Rediscovering Prof. K.T. Shah—The Unsung Architect of India’s Constitution

Rediscovering Prof. K.T. Shah—The Unsung Architect of India’s Constitution

Ayushman Rai

Mar 1, 20248 min read

The Pro-Choice or Pro-Life Debate: A Comparative Analysis of the Abortion Laws in USA, India and Chile

The Pro-Choice or Pro-Life Debate: A Comparative Analysis of the Abortion Laws in USA, India and Chile

The Pro-Choice or Pro-Life Debate: A Comparative Analysis of the Abortion Laws in USA, India and Chile

Ayushi Lakshmi Verma & Kavya Maheshwari

Feb 23, 20248 min read

State of Punjab v. Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab & Another : Case Comment

State of Punjab v. Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab & Another : Case Comment

State of Punjab v. Principal Secretary to the Governor of Punjab & Another : Case Comment

Gargi Bindal

Jan 7, 20245 min read

Defending the Constitutionality of Rule 9 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021

Defending the Constitutionality of Rule 9 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021

Defending the Constitutionality of Rule 9 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021

Chytanya S. Agarwal

Oct 20, 20238 min read

An Illusion of Unconstitutionality : Article 370

An Illusion of Unconstitutionality : Article 370

An Illusion of Unconstitutionality : Article 370

Ameya Sharma

Oct 8, 20238 min read

AI Judges: The Question of AI’s Role in Indian Judicial Decision-Making

AI Judges: The Question of AI’s Role in Indian Judicial Decision-Making

AI Judges: The Question of AI’s Role in Indian Judicial Decision-Making

Krishna Ravishankar & Parul Anand

Aug 8, 202311 min read

The Right to Privacy Under the Armour of Digitalisation: Muddling Through Troubled Waters

The Right to Privacy Under the Armour of Digitalisation: Muddling Through Troubled Waters

The Right to Privacy Under the Armour of Digitalisation: Muddling Through Troubled Waters

Saumya Ranjan Dixit

Jul 14, 20238 min read

BN Rau: The Unsung Architect of the Constitution

BN Rau: The Unsung Architect of the Constitution

BN Rau: The Unsung Architect of the Constitution

Kovida Bhardwaj

Feb 26, 20237 min read

How Not to Do Comparative Constitutionalism: Lessons from South Africa

How Not to Do Comparative Constitutionalism: Lessons from South Africa

How Not to Do Comparative Constitutionalism: Lessons from South Africa

Kushagr Bakshi

Feb 19, 20238 min read

The Vicissitude of Dissenting: The Demonetisation Judgement

The Vicissitude of Dissenting: The Demonetisation Judgement

The Vicissitude of Dissenting: The Demonetisation Judgement

Balram Pandey

Feb 6, 202310 min read

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau – The Unsung Architect of the Indian Constitution

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau – The Unsung Architect of the Indian Constitution

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau – The Unsung Architect of the Indian Constitution

Dhruv Singhal

Feb 1, 20238 min read

Writ[e] & Talk | Ep 2 | The Road Not Taken: India’s Failure to Entrench Opposition Rights

Writ[e] & Talk | Ep 2 | The Road Not Taken: India’s Failure to Entrench Opposition Rights

Writ[e] & Talk | Ep 2 | The Road Not Taken: India’s Failure to Entrench Opposition Rights

CCAL Podcast

Jan 25, 202324 min read

EWS Quota under Article 15(6)(b): A Mirage, Mistake, or Milestone?

EWS Quota under Article 15(6)(b): A Mirage, Mistake, or Milestone?

EWS Quota under Article 15(6)(b): A Mirage, Mistake, or Milestone?

Saumya Ranjan Dixit

Jan 22, 20236 min read

Writ[e] & Talk | Ep 1 | Dissecting K12 Education Laws

Writ[e] & Talk | Ep 1 | Dissecting K12 Education Laws

Writ[e] & Talk | Ep 1 | Dissecting K12 Education Laws

CCAL Podcast

Oct 5, 202221 min read

Retrospective Diagnosis of Article 33: Analysis of its Constitutional Evolution

Retrospective Diagnosis of Article 33: Analysis of its Constitutional Evolution

Retrospective Diagnosis of Article 33: Analysis of its Constitutional Evolution

Ishant S Joshi

Aug 24, 20227 min read

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: A threat to the inviolable rights?

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: A threat to the inviolable rights?

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: A threat to the inviolable rights?

Vishakha Shakya and Kartikeya Misra

Jun 7, 20226 min read

Article 293: A Macroeconomic Stabiliser or an Undercutter of Cooperative Federalism?

Article 293: A Macroeconomic Stabiliser or an Undercutter of Cooperative Federalism?

Article 293: A Macroeconomic Stabiliser or an Undercutter of Cooperative Federalism?

Shubhankar Sharan

Apr 26, 20226 min read

A Response to Hirschl's Hegemonic Preservation Thesis: An Overly Pessimistic Outlook?

A Response to Hirschl's Hegemonic Preservation Thesis: An Overly Pessimistic Outlook?

A Response to Hirschl's Hegemonic Preservation Thesis: An Overly Pessimistic Outlook?

Vrishank Singhania

Feb 23, 20228 min read

An Emerging Pattern of Forced Labour: Social Security Code’s Legal Fiction on Gig & Platform Workers

An Emerging Pattern of Forced Labour: Social Security Code’s Legal Fiction on Gig & Platform Workers

An Emerging Pattern of Forced Labour: Social Security Code’s Legal Fiction on Gig & Platform Workers

Soundarya Rajagopal & Lekha Suki

Feb 4, 20227 min read

Judicial Recusal: The Conundrum Between Judge's Discretion and Right to Fair Trial

Judicial Recusal: The Conundrum Between Judge's Discretion and Right to Fair Trial

Judicial Recusal: The Conundrum Between Judge's Discretion and Right to Fair Trial

Chetan Kumar & Sudhanshu Sachan

Jan 24, 20226 min read

Excommunication of Parsi Women: A Legal Analysis

Excommunication of Parsi Women: A Legal Analysis

Excommunication of Parsi Women: A Legal Analysis

Vallabhi Bissa

Jan 16, 20224 min read

Coronavirus and Civil Liberties: Reimagining a New Social Contract Theory (Part-II)

Coronavirus and Civil Liberties: Reimagining a New Social Contract Theory (Part-II)

Coronavirus and Civil Liberties: Reimagining a New Social Contract Theory (Part-II)

Anshul Dalmia

Jan 9, 20226 min read

Coronavirus and Civil Liberties Reimagining a New Social Contract Theory (Part-I)

Coronavirus and Civil Liberties Reimagining a New Social Contract Theory (Part-I)

Coronavirus and Civil Liberties Reimagining a New Social Contract Theory (Part-I)

Anshul Dalmia

Jan 8, 20226 min read

Reconsidering the Legality of Games of Skill in Cyberspace in Tamil Nadu

Reconsidering the Legality of Games of Skill in Cyberspace in Tamil Nadu

Reconsidering the Legality of Games of Skill in Cyberspace in Tamil Nadu

Mayank Gandhi

Oct 22, 20216 min read

Are Digital Vaccine Passports the Need of the Hour?

Are Digital Vaccine Passports the Need of the Hour?

Are Digital Vaccine Passports the Need of the Hour?

Arpit Goyal

Oct 19, 20215 min read

The Right to Same-Sex Marriage as a Constitutional Right

The Right to Same-Sex Marriage as a Constitutional Right

The Right to Same-Sex Marriage as a Constitutional Right

Karunakar & Rachana R.

Sep 30, 20217 min read

Disruption in Legislature and Privileges of Elected Representatives vis-à-vis Kerala Assembly Ruckus

Disruption in Legislature and Privileges of Elected Representatives vis-à-vis Kerala Assembly Ruckus

Disruption in Legislature and Privileges of Elected Representatives vis-à-vis Kerala Assembly Ruckus

Ayush Mangal & Prakhar Raghuvanshi

Sep 21, 20217 min read

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