Context: The Union home ministry, considers to make changes to the Indian Penal Code to make attacks which are racial in nature and are likely to cause fear or alarm or a feeling of insecurity amongst members of religious or racial groups as “non-bailable’’ offences with a minimum three year jail term. Ethnic relations in… Continue reading Putting an end to racism

Context The government’s change of stance on whether Jamia Millia Islamia is a minority institution reawakens the festering disputes in Indian constitutionalism. The two visions of Indian constitutionalism The two visions of Indian constitutionalism that are articulated in relation to Article 30 (1), that gives religious and linguistic minorities the right to establish and administer… Continue reading The purpose behind Educational institutions need special protection

Context A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Dipak Misra is scheduled to hear on August 11 a batch of appeals in the volatile Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi title dispute. The Volatile case The court recently indicated that it would start hearing the long-pending appeals shortly. On March 21, Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, had on… Continue reading Supreme Court suggests out-of-court rapprochement among rival parties in Ayodhya case