Constitution Debate

The Constitution has a new political life – and that’s good news for the court

The court can go back to performing role of keeping government excesses in check.

Sreeram VG
· Nov 06, 2024 · 09:00 am
Kerala governor clears one pending bill, reserves seven for president’s assent after SC rap

Three of the eight bills were pending with the governor for more than two years. Three others were pending for over a year.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 29, 2023 · 10:58 am
Governor can’t veto Legislature or keep bills pending indefinitely, says Supreme Court

The Constitution requires governors to act expeditiously on bills placed before them for assent, the top court ruled.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 24, 2023 · 11:58 am

Gandhi’s vision of a constitution was imperfect, but is India paying the price for neglecting it?

He envisaged self-governing and largely self-sufficient village republics and felt that concentrating power would violate democratic principles.

Shivakumar Jolad
· Oct 02, 2023 · 07:30 am
Opinion: The basic structure doctrine is a poor fix for a flawed Constitution

Its need arose because the Constitution failed to specify a suitable institutional hierarchy, delineation of powers, and checks and balances.

Bhanu Dhamija
· Mar 02, 2023 · 09:00 am
Far from keeping Donald Trump in line, the US constitution has often enabled him

Many were confident the document was robust enough to check the president’s worst excesses, but the real push back has come from elsewhere.

Brian Christopher Jones, The Conversation
· May 21, 2019 · 11:30 pm

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Constitution Debate

The Constitution has a new political life – and that’s good news for the court

The court can go back to performing role of keeping government excesses in check.

Sreeram VG · Nov 06, 2024 · 09:00 am

Kerala governor clears one pending bill, reserves seven for president’s assent after SC rap

Three of the eight bills were pending with the governor for more than two years. Three others were pending for over a year.

Scroll Staff · Nov 29, 2023 · 10:58 am

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Far from keeping Donald Trump in line, the US constitution has often enabled him

Many were confident the document was robust enough to check the president’s worst excesses, but the real push back has come from elsewhere.

Brian Christopher Jones, The Conversation · May 21, 2019 · 11:30 pm

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Eco India: How climate resilient fox nuts are helping Bihar's farmers tackle crop losses

Nov 17, 2024 · 08:55 am

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Nov 16, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Eco India: Kanpur's tanneries adopt sustainable practices to cut environmental impact

Nov 10, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 273: How cleaner alternatives pave way for a sustainable future

Nov 09, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Watch: Crises of belonging and citizenship in Assam

Nov 07, 2024 · 03:30 pm

‘One Nation, One Election’: Mumbai seminar echoes Modi’s call in TV interview for simultaneous polls

The Indian Council of Social Science Research agreed to support more such conferences on the topic.

Mridula Chari · Jan 23, 2018 · 09:08 am

How India’s founding fathers saw the ‘nauseating principle of secularity of the State’

The Constituent Assembly still chose to be secular in a caste-ridden, Partition-scarred, newly independent India.

Ipsita Chakravarty · Dec 02, 2015 · 04:30 pm

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