-The Hindu This is a watershed moment for the judiciary not to falter and for judges to undo the wrongs of the past The recent enactment of the Amendments to the Citizenship Act have left many, and certainly myself, very disturbed. The legislation itself is undoubtedly problematic and is compounded by the linkages with the National Register of Citizens (NRC). I was a part of a People’s Tribunal on the deployment of...

-The Hindu India should ensure a clear, non-discriminatory and inclusive refugee policy Providing protection, and a home, to refugees facing persecution of any kind is a welcome idea but the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) has faced more questions about the people it excludes than those it takes in its ambit. Jayant Sriram speaks to Gautam Bhatia (columnist and Constitutional lawyer) and Priya Pillai (international lawyer and head of the Asia Justice Coalition...

-The Hindu Delays in local body polls can be avoided with sterner fixing of accountability It’s been more than two decades since the 73rd and 74th constitutional Amendments were passed by Parliament, which accorded constitutional status to local administration bodies across India. Yet, the Tamil Nadu government delayed holding rural local body elections, due in 2016, by three years. This unconstitutional delay started when the Madras High Court cancelled the notification put...

-The Indian Express The Central government had on December 1 notified Amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, in which it had brought a corporate debtor’s personal guarantor under the purview of the Code. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), as well as the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), is in favour of disallowing individuals who have been declared insolvent, from holding any public office or being the...

-Hindustan Times Jharkhand is a mandate of the poor, for their rights The verdict for the Jharkhand assembly is, first and foremost, a verdict in favour of a new localism, and is a reflection of people’s voice overwhelming the arena of state elections in India. One key issue, which helps frame the meaning of the verdict, is the struggle of adivasis against purported Amendments to their land rights by the Raghubar Das-led Bharatiya...