Context The recent Supreme Court verdict striking down a part of the 97th Constitutional Amendment, insofar as it dealt with cooperative societies under the domain of the States, has brought…

Context Recently, Minister of State for Defence introduced the Essential Defence Services Bill. What is the Essential Defence Services Bill? Essentially, the Essential Defence Services Bill is aimed at preventing…

Context Leh and Kargil have separate Autonomous Hill Development Councils, set up under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997. When Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union…

Context Section 377 of IPC criminalises consensual private sexual acts between adults. It came into force in 1862. Lawyers have argued that the notorious Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, which branded…

Context In Vinod Dua’s case (2021), the Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the law of sedition laid down in Kedar Nath Singh (1962) and directed governments to adhere to it. Laws…

Uttarakhand's Constitutional Crisis Context Uttarakhand is staring at a possible constitutional crisis, with time running out for Chief Minister to get elected to the Legislative Assembly. But with the pandemic raging, uncertainty…

Context Ranked choice voting made its debut in New York City’s mayoral primary Tuesday in one of the most high-profile tests yet for a system gaining use in pockets across…

Recusal of Judges Context Recently, two Supreme Court judges — Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Aniruddha Bose — have recused themselves from hearing cases relating to West Bengal. What is Recusal…