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Chhattisgarh · ChhattisgarhThe article critiques the Supreme Court's decision in Ramesh Baghel v. State of Chhattisgarh, arguing that the ruling is arbitrary and inconsistent, exposing its judicial endorsement of majoritarian biases at the expense of minority rights. The author proposes a principled three-pronged test to ensure equitable religious freedom for all maintaining constitutional morality. The post Challenging Majoritarianism in Questions of Religious Freedom: A…Read Article
Challenging Majoritarianism in Questions of Religious Freedom: A Critique of Ramesh Baghel | Law and Other Things
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Opinion · Jammu and KashmirJustice Sanjay Kishan Kaul’s concurring opinion in the Article 370 judgment proposed the creation of an impartial Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Jammu & Kashmir. Two years hence, no such body has been established. Uncertainty persists over the binding nature of this aspect of the judgment, the legislative competence to constitute such a body, and the direction it ought to take. This piece examines the legal force of Justice Kaul’s recom…Read Article
[Opinion] The Truth and Nothing But the Truth? The Constitutional Ghost of J&K’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission | Law and Other Things
Trade · IndiaThis blog examines the constitutional validity of meat ban orders imposed during religious festivals across India, which restrict the fundamental right to freedom of trade under Article 19(1)(g). The blog analyses the literal and purposive interpretation of the phrase "interests of the general public" in Article 19(6) which provides for reasonable restriction on the right to freedom of trade. The blog first demonstrates that this phrase explicit…Read Article
