অমূল্য লিওনা রাষ্ট্রদ্রোহ মামলা: কার্ল স্মিটের দৃষ্টিকোণ থেকে

ইদানীংকালে জাতীয়তাবাদ বিষয়টি আমাদের আলোচনার শীর্ষে বারবার উঠে এসেছে। জাতিসত্ত্বার ধারণাটি জনমানসে মূলতঃ যে ‘একতা ‘র অনুভূতি জাগায় সেখানে প্রত্যেক নাগরিককে একটিমাত্র ‘কল্পিত সম্প্রদায়‘ (Imagined Community)[1] এর অংশ হিসেবে ভাবা হয়। সমস্যা দেখা দেয় তখনই যখন আমরা সেই অনুভূতির সঙ্গে বিশেষ কিছু মূল্যবোধকে নির্দিষ্ট করে দিই, ফলস্বরূপ কিছু মানুষ যারা সেইসকল মূল্যবোধগুলির সঙ্গে একাত্ম হন না, ক্রমশঃ নিজেকে বহিরাগত ভাবেন। রাষ্ট্রদ্রোহ আইন …

Should the ‘Right to a pollution-free environment’ be ‘Inverted’?

We live in a diverse world. It is diverse in very many ways, and any attempt to exhaustively cover all the aspects of its diversity is a well-nigh impossible job. But at the same time, some phenomena unite and bind this diverse world of ours in their individual ways to portray an eerie “unity in …

PRASHANT BHUSHAN CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS: CONTINUANCE OF THE REIGN OF OPACITY IN THE SUPREME COURT

This piece is co-authored by Jyotishka Guha and Deeptangshu Kar. [Note: This piece is not a critique of the judgment delivered by the apex court on the Prashant Bhushan criminal contempt case. It was written almost a week before the date it was uploaded on this Blog. For a critique of the judgment, refer to …

Dismissal of a PIL against SC Registry: Some Lingering Questions

FACTUAL BACKGROUND On this 6th July, The Supreme Court of India (hereinafter SC) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that accused the SC Registry of espousing the prejudicial policy of “pick and choose” and giving undue preference to selected legal practitioners and law firms. The Bench of Arun Mishra and Abdul Nazeer JJ dismissed the …

Lenin and Inessa Armand- Precedented Comradeship

(This post is contributed by Alok Aniket) Inessa Armand, the daughter of a comedian and singer, was born in Paris on 8th May, 1874. Her mother was a musician who gave singing and piano lessons. Inessa's father died when she was only five and she was brought up by an aunt living in Moscow. At the age …

Will Decriminalisation of Section 56(1) of NABARD Act help business grow or create hurdles?

To secure ‘Ease of doing business’ in India and boost the economy in times of COVID-19, the government has indicated intention to decriminalise offences under the NABARD Act. The author here argues that such a move will not achieve intended goals and is antithetical to the intention of the Act itself.

It’s all about hormone and “mon”(heart)

(This post was published on June 05, 2018) Post-semester breaks are tragicomic. You can almost compare your feelings with that of a moron, given this situation whose literary equivalent can only be 'Oxymoron' (a very pathetic pun, indeed). You'll have the pleasure of completing a semester; on the other hand, you are going to miss …

The Double Whammy of Patriarchy

[This is a guest post by Pragati Pandey] Why would one want to watch a horror film at a time when there is enough of horror going on around the world? Netflix’s latest original Hindi movie “Bulbbul” gives you enough reasons to engage in this seemingly unlikely activity. Directed by Anvita Dutt and having stalwarts …

Online Classes through Microsoft Teams: Some Privacy Concerns

On this 26th May, Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) uploaded a notice on its website which verbatim reads: “University is updating the records of UG & PG students, who are studying here, for conducting Online classes through Microsoft Teams. Therefore, UG & PG students are hereby directed to carefully submit the details as per Form”, …

Payment to PM CARES fund and Installation of Aarogya Setu app as Bail Conditions: a Critique

Factual background Recently, in an oral order, the Patna HC laid down some conditions for granting bail to an accused which includes payment to the PM CARES fund. In the words of the Court: “The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.15,000/- …