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Lokpal Appointment: The Delayed Journey of India’s Anti-Corruption Body
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Lokpal Appointment: The Delayed Journey of India’s Anti-Corruption Body

India's national anti-corruption ombudsman, the Lokpal, was legislated into existence years before it actually began functioning. This article explains why that delay happened, what changed once…

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CBI and ED: Understanding the Debate Over Their Use
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

CBI and ED: Understanding the Debate Over Their Use

Few institutional debates in Indian politics generate as much sustained controversy as the question of whether central investigative agencies, specifically the Central Bureau of Investigation and…

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Election Commission Independence: How It’s Debated Today
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Election Commission Independence: How It’s Debated Today

Who gets to select India's Election Commissioners, the officials responsible for overseeing every national and state election, has become a genuinely contested question in recent years,…

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Places of Worship Act: The Legal Cases Testing It
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Places of Worship Act: The Legal Cases Testing It

A 1991 law meant to settle disputes over religious sites once and for all has instead become the subject of some of India's most closely watched…

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The National Judicial Appointments Commission: Why the Supreme Court Struck It Down
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

The National Judicial Appointments Commission: Why the Supreme Court Struck It Down

Early in its first term, the Modi government attempted a fundamental overhaul of how India appoints its judges, replacing the judiciary-led Collegium system with a commission…

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Sedition Law Review: Why the Supreme Court Put It on Hold
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Sedition Law Review: Why the Supreme Court Put It on Hold

India's colonial-era sedition law spent years in an unusual legal limbo: neither struck down nor fully operational. This article explains the Supreme Court's 2022 order that…

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UAPA Amendments: How Anti-Terror Law Powers Were Expanded
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

UAPA Amendments: How Anti-Terror Law Powers Were Expanded

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is India's primary anti-terrorism law, and a 2019 amendment significantly expanded its scope. This article explains what changed, the low conviction…

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The Right to Privacy Judgment: How a 2017 Verdict Reshaped Indian Law
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

The Right to Privacy Judgment: How a 2017 Verdict Reshaped Indian Law

Few Indian Supreme Court judgments have had as far-reaching an influence on subsequent law as the August 2017 ruling in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India.…

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Judicial Appointments Under Modi: The Collegium System Tensions
Judiciary, Law & Institutions

Judicial Appointments Under Modi: The Collegium System Tensions

India's system for appointing judges to its higher courts, the Collegium, has been a recurring source of friction between the judiciary and the executive throughout the…

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