The decision has impact beyond just universities. Many workplaces have adopted affirmative action in their hiring and promotion policies to benefit persons of colour and women. These policies may come under scrutiny
Barring a few discordant notes, the Supreme Court has always expanded freedom. Our hope for the next 25 years is that the Court continues to follow its dharma
Arundhati Katju writes: The overturning of Roe v. Wade is a case study showing how the design of constitutional institutions has real political outcomes.
While issuing notice in the Goa government’s appeal against the judgment, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court remarked, with some sarcasm, that “the judgment appears to provide a manual on how rape victims should behave”.
India stands alone amongst leading constitutional democracies in not maintaining audio or video recordings or even a transcript of court proceedings. Court hearings can be turning points in the life of a nation: ADM Jabalpur comes readily to mind.
Rather than encouraging workers to return by securing wages and improving working conditions, the amendments introduced by the states are removing basic labour law protections.
Burden of proof in POCSO cases lies on the accused. The introduction of death penalty will make it difficult for the weak and poor to overturn presumption of guilt.
