Current affairs
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Recent judgments, bills and constitutional developments — short, dated, and linked to the provision behind each one.
Caste, Conversion and Reservation: What the Supreme Court's Ruling on 'Converted Dalits' Means
The Supreme Court has weighed in on a decades-old constitutional puzzle — whether a person born into a Scheduled Caste loses that status, and the reservation that comes with it, on converting to Christianity or Islam.
Living Wills Meet Reality: The Supreme Court Applies India's Right to Die With Dignity for the First Time
Seven years after recognising passive euthanasia and advance medical directives as part of Article 21, the Supreme Court has for the first time actually applied that right to permit withdrawal of life support in a pending case.
Free Speech Ends Where Vilification Begins: The Supreme Court's Ruling on Public Figures and Communal Remarks
A Supreme Court ruling holding that free expression does not protect the vilification of communities has reopened the constitutional conversation between Article 19's speech guarantee and the fraternity that Article 51A demands of every citizen — and especially of those in high constitutional office.
Explained: The Supreme Court's First Real-World Order on Passive Euthanasia Since 2018
Nearly a decade after declaring that the right to die with dignity flows from Article 21, the Supreme Court has, for the first time, actually applied that right to permit withdrawal of life support for a man who had lain in a persistent vegetative state for thirteen years.
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