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Summary: In this article, the author argues that the amendment to tax both games of chance and games of skill at the same rate violates Article 14. This move lacks an intelligible classification and rational nexus with the objectives of the GST statute and could fail constitutional scrutiny. Introduction The distinction between a game ofContinue reading “Taking No Chances with CGST Amendment, 2023: Analysing the Constitutional Validity of Taxing Games of Chance and Skill at Par”

A fortnightly feature inspired by I-CONnect’s weekly “What’s New in Public Law” feature that addresses the lacuna of a one-stop-shop public law newsletter in the Indian legal space. What’s new at LAOT 1. Saumya Ranjan Dixit, Re-Visiting Simpliciter Termination: Protecting the Legitimate Expectation of Probationers,(argues that the distinction between simpliciter and punitive termination of aContinue reading “Lately in Public Law | March’24”

Summary: The creation of environmental protection legislations signifies an attempt by states to address the issues of environmental degradation and carve a path to sustainable development. However, by highlighting the judgement of the US Supreme Court in Sackett v FCAB and the Forest Conservation Amendment Act in India, the author argues that there has been anContinue reading “Limiting Environmental Protection: Analysing Environmental Rulemaking through Sackett v. FCAB and the Forest Conservation Amendment Act”

Summary: The decision of the Supreme Court in the electoral bonds case represents an attempt at balancing conflicting fundamental rights by employing the double proportionality standard. In this piece, the author argues that the double proportionality standard, unlike the proportionality standard, must be read as a conjunctive test to prevent wholesale rejection of every impugned plenaryContinue reading “Analysing ADR v. UoI: A Case for Conjunctive Double Proportionality”

The LAOT Team is delighted to bring our readers a book discussion on Prof. Mathew John’s latest book, India’s Communal Constitution: Law, Religion and the Making of a People. Over the next few weeks, we have invited scholars and practitioners to review the book, which will be followed by a response to the same by Prof.Continue reading “Introduction to the Book Discussion on Mathew John’s India’s Communal Constitution: Law, Religion and the Making of a People”

Summary: This article examines the newly enacted Telecommunications Act and delves into the concerns and uncertainties surrounding its provisions.  The  Telecommunications Act 2023 (“the Act”)  received Presidential assent on 24th December 2023, and has now become law. The Act replaces the Indian Telegraph Act, of 1885, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, of 1933, and theContinue reading “The New Telecom Act: What’s the Fuss?”

In the realm of legal and political discourse surrounding the Indian Supreme Court’s judgment on the abrogation of Article 370, the prevailing narrative often succumbs to the dichotomy of the Court favouring either the government or the opposition. However, a careful reading and analysis of the judgment reveals a more complex and balanced picture. ForContinue reading “Interpreting the Article 370 Judgment: A Plea for Nuance”

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Association for Democratic Reforms and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. (“Electoral Bonds Judgment”) has been widely hailed as a democracy-affirming judgment, for good reason. In this post, the authors dwell into some of the nuances of the judgment, with a view to furthering the debate on its implications.Continue reading “Evaluating the Electoral Bonds Judgment: a welcome development for Indiandemocracy that leaves some questions unanswered”

Organized by ‘Law and Other Things’ Blog, NALSAR University of Law and Azim Premji University. Venue: M.K. Nambyar SAARCLAW Conference Hall, NALSAR Hyderabad March 30, 2024 (Saturday) INAUGURAL SESSION (10 am to 11.30 am) Welcoming Remarks – Dr. Srikrishna Deva Rao (Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR) Remarks by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Former Judge, Supreme Court of India)Continue reading “Schedule for the’The Courts and the Constitution-2023 in Review’ Conference March 30-31, 2024.”

Summary: This piece argues that the distinction between simpliciter and punitive termination of a probationer without granting any reasonable opportunity of hearing before termination for the former lacks a reasonable basis. It is further argued that probationers have a legitimate expectation to get the post which in turn affords them at least a reasonable opportunity of hearing, in cases of simpliciter termination. IntroductionContinue reading “Re-Visiting Simpliciter Termination: Protecting the Legitimate Expectation of Probationers”