In a recent piece for @scobserver , I argue that the Supreme Court’s stay on parts of the Waqf Amendment Act sidesteps deeper questions of irreparable harm, balance of convenience, and minority rights.
Read: scobserver.in/journal/balanc…
@SauravDassss George Orwell: “The most frightening thing about totalitarianism is not that it crushes the minority, but that it convinces the majority to stay silent.”
On Day 7, Senior Adv. AM Singhvi, for Tamil Nadu, opposed the Reference, saying indefinite withholding of bills would upset the constitutional scheme.
@_SnarkyScribe reports: scobserver.in/reports/govern…
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On Day 6, the Constitution Bench hearing the Preisdential Reference on the powers of the Governor observed that reading “withholding” as a separate power could even stall Money Bills.
@_SnarkyScribe reports: scobserver.in/reports/govern…
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On Day 6, the Constitution Bench hearing the Preisdential Reference on the powers of the Governor observed that reading “withholding” as a separate power could even stall Money Bills.
@_SnarkyScribe reports: scobserver.in/reports/govern…
Important to note that Justice Nagarathna's courage may jeopardise her historic appointment as Chief Justice. This act of integrity will give ballast to many to do the right thing.
The #Modi govt wants its most vulnerable citizens to produce documents that prove citizenship but won’t say what that proof might be. Even I, in my bubble of privilege, would struggle to prove I am a citizen of India, I write. scroll.in/article/108573…
Can a #Governor indefinitely withhold assent under Article 200?
In the first week of the Presidential Reference hearings, a Constitution Bench of the #SupremeCourt examined the extent of gubernatorial discretion and its implications for legislative supremacy.
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Today, a three-judge Bench modified the 11 August Order on stray dogs in Delhi-NCR.
@vvenkatesan writes that it raises new questions about municipal logistics: scobserver.in/journal/sc-say…
Advocate Shivani is buddhe ko mat sunna. He was born into privilege. He could therefore, despite his mediocrity, aspire to heights, we first generation strugglers like you and I can never dream of!
Wishing Umar and others all the very best. Five years in jail is a long and brutal stretch, enough to reshape a person’s psyche, wear down the soul. It sometimes amazes me how, despite the Supreme Court’s clear jurisprudence that prolonged incarceration, even in a UAPA case,…
“I Was Carried Away”: Justice Kemal Pasha Apologises For Video On His YouTube Channel Containing Remarks Against Chief Principal Secretary
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