constitution

‘Forum hunting must be dealt with iron hand’: Punjab and Haryana High Court junks bail given by magistrate to ‘relative’

December 15, 2025 12:34 pm

Magistrate bias case news: Justice Sumeet Goel said the magistrate was aware of the familial relationship with the accused and from the perspective of a reasonable person, this gives rise to a clear apprehension of “bias in law”.

When Dalit demands and upper-caste anxieties collided in the making of India’s Constitution

December 08, 2025 11:29 am

Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s new book, Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History, traces the demands put forward by Dalit organisations, upper-caste groups, and individual petitioners — each articulating their fears, ambitions, and visions of justice for the new republic as the Constitution took shape.

Why B R Ambedkar opposed the move to add ‘socialist’ to Constitution, was silent on 'secular'

December 06, 2025 6:10 am

Constituent Assembly member K T Shah moved the amendment to add the two words to Article 1. However, Dr Ambedkar, who passed away on December 6, 1956, found it “superfluous”.

NCERT’s introduction to the Constitution is confusing. Young minds deserve better

December 02, 2025 12:32 pm

The differential treatment of specific amendment and conflation of the formal law of the land with the informal artistic work risks blurring the understanding of the Constitution

Celebrate Constitution by respecting checks & balances

December 02, 2025 3:24 pm

One concrete step that can reinvigorate parliamentary democracy is to mandate a minimum of 100 sitting days for each calendar year. More sittings would enable thorough debate, ensure greater time for scrutiny, give the Opposition a platform to articulate concerns.

Knowledge Nugget: Why the Basic Structure Doctrine matters for your UPSC exam

November 29, 2025 3:07 pm

The 23rd Law Commission is learnt to have held that the simultaneous elections Bills do not affect the Constitution’s basic structure. But what is this basic structure, and what are simultaneous elections? Also, check FAQs.

We the People of India’s cities: Realising the vision of a free and equal democracy

November 27, 2025 1:43 pm

With rapidly expanding urbanism, India’s cities are at the frontlines of our constitutional promise and failure. We need a re-imagination of rights, justice and dignity in the city — one rooted in the Constitution itself

Why India’s Constitution has survived the test of the time, even as those of its neighbours failed

November 27, 2025 12:34 pm

The Constitution has been neither rigid nor flexible. It is a blend of both and paved the way for political leaders to alter the rule book according to the current needs of society, without changing the basic framework

CJI seeks national judicial policy to encourage coherence across jurisdictions

November 27, 2025 3:27 am

CJI Kant pointed to a “disquieting gap between” the “constitutional vision” of access to justice “and the experiences of many.”

If judges are unwilling to stand up during testing times, democracy is not safe: Dushyant Dave

November 23, 2025 9:11 am

He said, “Jail is the exception and bail is the rule but they have forgotten this. Are judges, right from the lower courts to the Supreme Court, insisting that one must be in jail because one is presumed to be guilty? But the law says one is presumed to be innocent. That is the fundamental principle of criminal jurisprudence.”

Congress given 38 minutes, BJP gets over 3 hours to speak on the no-confidence motion

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

The Telugu Desam Party has moved a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government. Here's the amount of time each party is allowed to speak on the issue. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

Kanhaiya joined JNU to become a professor: Family members

February 21, 2016 2:20 pm

New Delhi, Feb 21 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's family members, who are in the national capital to meet him, said Kanhaiya joined JNU as he wanted to be a college professor. Kanhaiya's grandfather said Kanhaiya was very much serious about being a professor and that was the reason he joined JNU. He added that they think his life is in danger and he should be given a tight security. Kanhaiya's brother said they have firm believe in the Constitution and the judiciary. He added that he is sure that Kanhaiya will be released soon.

We will restart Madeshi movement in positive direction, says Madeshi leader

February 10, 2016 3:42 pm

Nepal, Feb 10 (ANI): Sanyut Madeshi Andolan Samity leader, Matrika Prasad Yadav, resolved to restart the Madeshi movement which was called off earlier this week after five months of prolonged agitation by the Madeshi community. The Southern Terai region of Nepal was simmering with protests for the past five months as the ethnic Madeshis felt their interests were marginalized in the newly formed constitution that was promulgated in September last year. The Madeshis have been demanding redrawing of boundaries of new provinces, fixing of electoral constituencies on the basis of population and proportional representation in the newly adopted constitution. Political instability in Nepal led to huge economic losses to the country as all the border trade points were blocked by the protesters choking supply of essential commodities.

Congress, BJP lock horns over Arunachal Pradesh row

January 27, 2016 9:09 am

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for the political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh. He said that it is a “murder of constitution and democracy”. He said the duly elected government was not disturbed for many years, but as BJP came into power, it “gave money and destabilised” the state government. He accused BJP chief Amit Shah of political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh. Echoing similar sentiments, Congress legal cell head KC Mittal said the imposition of President rule in Arunachal Pradesh is totally uncalled for. He added that when the matter was in the Supreme Court, then the Centre should have not interfered. Mittal believed that this is not a constitutional crisis and has been totally made up. BJP leader Siddharthnath Singh, on the other hand, said the Congress just wanted to politicise each and every matter. He said the state government was taking cognizance of the matter and they are taking it seriously.

Three killed in fresh violence in Nepal

January 22, 2016 8:00 am

Nepal, Jan 22 (ANI): Three people were killed in southern Nepal on January 22 when police fired on protesters trying to disrupt a rival group's political gathering amid a deepening crisis over a new constitution. Nepal has been in turmoil since adopting its first republican constitution last September, with protesters in the lowland south saying the charter deprives them of a fair say in how the country is run. They have prevented supply trucks from entering from India and choked the landlocked Himalayan nation with a fuel shortage. Two people were killed at Rangeli, 215 km southeast of Kathmandu, when police fired at ethnic Madhesi activists to stop them from disrupting a gathering organized by the youth wing of Prime Minister K.P. Oli's political party. Eight others were also injured in the firing. It was the first deadly incident in more than a month.The United Madhesi Front, which is leading the protests, wants state boundaries to be redrawn to give their communities more power. The Front said this week that talks with government negotiators that started two weeks ago had become "meaningless".

For reservations on the basis of religion, you will have to first amend the Constitution

January 15, 2015 9:00 am