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‘The primacy of the elected’
CLPR associate Mathew Idiculla write for the Hindu about argues that the rights of a legislative assembly of a Union Territory should be seen as an integral element of federalism and that the Supreme Court should affirm the primacy of the elected government.
Section 377 and Beyond: A New Era for Transgender Equality?
Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari shares her perspective on the progress of transgender rights and equality in India. Beginning with the history of legal battles of the LGBTI and the campaign against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, she moves on to review the Supreme Court’s recent “trans-formation”by recognizing transgender identity. She concludes that criminal law and sexual assault in India is, “still gender specific. It only recognizes rape and sexual assault where the victim in defined as a ‘woman’. Thus, transgender persons facing sexual violence have no criminal remedy”.
Is the Indian Constitution Liberal?
In this essay, Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy asks if liberalism is a key value embedded in India’s Constitution. He shows that it was not keenly discussed in the constitution making process or integrated in Supreme Court decisions. Moreover, a brief summary of debates in comparative constitutional design confirms that liberalism is rarely expressly embedded in a constitutional text.
Sumitra Hooda Pednekar & Ors. vs Life Insurance Corporation & Ors
This public interest litigation has been filed by Ms. Sumitra Hooda Pednekar and 6 other…
Pramati Educational & Cultural Trust & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.
In 2014 there was a second constitutional challenge to the RTE Act before a 5-judge…
Ghodawat Pan Masala Products and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
In the interest of public health, and pursuant to the Regulations of 2011 issued by…
Society for Un-aided Private Schools of Rajasthan v. Union of India and Anr.
Soon after the RTE Act was enacted, several private schools challenged its constitutional validity in…
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National Finals | ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
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Venue School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
Time 9.30 A.M to 1 P.M
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Aug 2019
North Regional Round | ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
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Venue National Law University, Delhi
Time 10 A.M to 1 P.M
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Aug 2019
West Regional Round | ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
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Venue Kale Hall, Gokhale Institute of Political Science and Economics
Time 10 AM to 1 PM
17th
Aug 2019
East Regional Round | ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
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Venue Loreto College, Kolkata
Time 10 A.M to 1 P.M
ThePrint
Students quizzed on Indian Constitution, history, politics as fourth edition of ConQuest begins
ThePrint’s carried a report on the South Regional Round of ConQuest 2019
The Hindu
Conservative nationalism is on the rise: ‘Politics and Society between Elections’
The Hindu reports on Azim Premji University and Lokniti’s “Politics and Society between Elections (2017-2019)” survey. The survey found that conservative nationalism is on the rise. Interestingly however, Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy explains that there is little evidence to suggests this ideology correlates to electoral behavior.
Devex
‘New principles on the right to public education’ | Devex interviews Jayna Kothari on the Abidjan Principles
Sophie Edwards interviewed Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari and other members of the Abidjan Principles Drafting Committee for Devex. The Abidjan Principles serve as a reference-point for States on the right to education. They provide a right to education framework, which defines the responsibilities of both States and private actors.
Governance Now
Constitutional morality is rooted in the constitution: Justice DY Chandrachud
Governance Now summarizes Justice DY Chandrachud’s panel at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2019. Justice Chandrachud was in conversation with Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari. They discussed the Constitution, landmark Supreme Court judgments such as the Section 377 one and constitutional morality.
An Overview of the Equality Bill, 2019
– Aadhirai S, Deekshitha Ganesan and Jayna Kothari India has a robust Constitution and…
ConQuest 4.0: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics
The Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR) is excited to announce the 4th edition of ConQuest: India’s Premiere National Quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics.
Forging the Union Executive: Ensuring a Representative Cabinet
Mahboob Ali Baig moved an amendment proposing that the prime minister and his ministers be selected by members of parliament ‘in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote’. Baig’s amendment was rejected. The Historical Constitution and the Constituent Assembly debates reveal that the constitutional choice regarding the executive was not straightforward – it was preceded by rigorous debate and conflict over alternative systems. While India settled on Article 75, the problems of representativeness of the executive remain in 2019.
To Learn In The Language Of One’s Own
The NEP’s proposal of the ‘three-language formula’ has dominated public attention while its other recommendations have received scant attention. One such recommendation was to educate primary students in their ‘home language/mother tongue’ – to facilitate efficient learning.