Jurist

The Indian Farm Act 2020 and the Basic Structure Doctrine of the Indian Constitution

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020, (“Farm Act”) received Presidential assent on the 24th of September 2020. Challenging the Act, a Member ...
The Hindu

Union Law Ministry defends simultaneous polls proposal; says curtailing tenure not against basic structure of Constitution

The Union Law Ministry, in a written submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Bills on simultaneous elections, said that the proposed framework does not violate the ...
LawBeat

Constitutional Jurisprudence in a Time of Transition: Legal Sessions begin at Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Ki Oar 4.0

Legal Session I on Constitutional Jurisprudence explored written versus unwritten constitutions, the role of Article 368, the ...
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Mohamed Ibrahim: Kenya has grappled with question of basic structure

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mohamed Ibrahim, during BBI ruling at Supreme Court in ...
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Explainer: Why Supreme Court threw out Basic structure doctrine in BBI case

When Kenya’s Supreme Court said that the basic structure doctrine is not part of Kenya’s constitutional culture and therefore the 2010 Constitution will not be interpreted through that lens, it ...