Summary: This explainer has been written as a part of LAOT’s Legal Writing Mentorship Program, 2023, which details the developments on the challenges to the various anti-conversion bills in India. Introduction With the Karnataka government’s decision (in June, 2023) to reel back the anti-conversion bill, the anti-conversion legislations brought about by other states along with […]

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Summary: This article delves into the recent criminal law bills introduced in India, specifically focusing on the proposed replacement for the sedition law. It critically analyzes the transition from Section 124A to the new Section 150 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNS), offering insights into the implications of the new law on democratic principles […]

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A fortnightly feature inspired by I-CONnect’s weekly “What’s New in Public Law” feature that presents a curated list of public law-related work in the Indian legal space. What’s New at LAOT Nidhi Agarwal, Has India’s post-colonial status shaped the design and operation of the Indian executive- Part I and II (This two-part series argues that […]

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Recently, the National Council of Educational Research and Training [“NCERT”] came under fire for the removal of a chapter on evolution as part of its “rationalization exercise.” The criticism for this was mostly leveled at the political parties currently in power and have failed to look at the educational policies that enable such decisions. Through this two part series, the author offers to fill that gap.

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Recently, the National Council of Educational Research and Training [“NCERT”] came under fire for the removal of a chapter on evolution as part of its “rationalization exercise.” The criticism for this was mostly leveled at the political parties currently in power and have failed to look at the educational policies that enable such decisions. Through this two part series, the author offers to fill that gap.

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This is a comparative constitutional piece on limits on constitutional amendments. The author, who’s a French national is arguing that France can draw inspiration from India on limitations upon constitutional amendments, as long as they are consistent with the republican framework of the French constitutional identity.

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Summary: In the concluding arguments from the petitioner’s side on Days 8 and 9 of the hearings, the Court witnesses intense discussion on internal sovereignty, the impugned Reorganisation Act, Article 370 as a founding constitutional moments as well as looked to jurisprudence in Pakistan with regard to actions taking away federal power. On Day 8, […]

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Summary: In Day 7, the arguments revolved around the interpretation of Article 370, especially if after 1957, the route to amend the article through its own provisions stood closed. Senior Advocates Shekhar Naphade and Dinesh Dwivedi also presented their arguments. The Treaty That Became Article 370 and The Berubari Case on Treaties When the Bench […]

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With the aim of enabling our readers to keep up with the Supreme Court of India’s day-to-day hearings for the significant case concerning the abrogation of Article 370, LAOT, in collaboration with the Centre for Constitutional Law, NALSAR is bringing you a concise daily summary of what was argued in the Court. This is the […]

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The Law and Other Things Blog is opening up applications for the position of Student Analysts for students from law schools all over the country.  About the Blog LAOT, India’s oldest public law blog was founded in 2005 by a few enthusiastic, young legal scholars, to blog as well as share posts and articles about India’s constitutional […]

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