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The Information Technology Rules, 2021 are hardwired against freedom of speech and expression, and for this reason, they need to be reexamined, writes Talha Abdul Rahman. Talha Abdul Rahman Talha Abdul Rahman is an advocate-on-record, the Supreme Court of India. He is a former fellow of the Peter McMullin Centre of Statelessness, Melbourne Law…

[This is a guest post by Faizan Ahmad. The author thanks Anurag Bhaskar for providing some of the non-open access academic material used in this post.] Much has been said about the Supreme Court’s decision in Janhit Abhiyan v Union of India  on reservations for ‘Economically Weaker Sections’ [EWS]. So far, the framing of equality in the majority, as well as dissenting…

As a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar, my journey at the University of Oxford has been a whirlwind of academic challenges, personal growth, and unique experiences. One of the highlights of my time here has undoubtedly been the opportunity to participate in the WHT Annual Debate at the historic Oxford Union. I remember years ago in school watching…

Please tell the readers a bit about yourself, your journey in the profession and your early years. Let me assure you that my journey to this point in life has not been immune from usual dilemmas and challenges that everyone faces. I spent my formative years in Faizabad, now renamed as Ayodhya which despite its…

“Central to the principles of reasonable accommodation and the individualized experience of disability is the right to access legal protections without undue mental hardship. If persons with disabilities must repeatedly turn to the courts to correct the missteps of authorities, then the rights recognized by this Court and the RPWD Act risk becoming hollow assurances.”...…

To begin my professional story, I must start in Faizabad, where I grew up. Faizabad did not have many great educational opportunities, which led me to relocate to Lucknow. As a teenager, computer science, and technology generally, engrossed me and was all set to study computer science engineering. However, towards the end of Class XII,…

Introduction    In recent years there has been an emerging consensus that India’s relationship with international law has been that of  ‘creeping monism’. In interpreting fundamental rights, Indian courts have been inclined to apply international law obligations. On the other hand in matters of refugee rights or citizenship, petitions have been summarily dismissed without engaging with…

The recent Order of the Supreme Court banning ‘bulldozer justice’ is a much-needed step in the right direction, writes Talha Abdul Rahman. — THE recent Order by the Supreme Court to restrict bulldozer justice marks a significant milestone in the current legal landscape of India. The Order signifies a critical intervention to uphold the principles of…

Whenever there is an attack on minorities in Muslim-dominated areas, pat comes the question, typically from a right-leaning commentator: why are Muslims concentrated in a particular area? In the wake of the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22, communal violence was reported in parts of Delhi and Mumbai —  cities with a large population of…

Technology is here to stay“, the Chief Justice of India is reported to have said this during a hearing in the Supreme Court of India on 6th April 2020. The Supreme Court of India’s responsive step to make itself more accessible than ever during these hard times is laudable and deployment of technology for the same…

I am writing in response to the articles published in MG and at other places that most of the riots victims of Muzaffarnagar riots have not been compensated by the State Government and the Central Government.           If there is one thing that any individual must learn from the system of Governance in India is…

Introduction THE FULCRUM of error committed by the Supreme Court in Sundeep Kumar Bafna v. State of Maharashtra1 (“Bafna”) rests on the following quote from the judgment: “…The regimes regulating the powers of the Magistrate on the one hand and the two superior Courts are decidedly and intentionally not identical, but vitally and drastically dissimilar…”2 The…