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Avishkar Singhvi

‘OPEN JUSTICE’ EMERGED VICTORIOUS WHEN INSTITUTIONS CLASHED, BUT TO WHAT EXTENT?

May 19, 2021

In a recent decision by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice M.R. Shah in Chief Election Commissioner vs M.R. Vijayabhaskar, the clash between two hallowed constitutional bodies viz. the Election Commission and the judiciary; the Supreme Court made several far-reaching findings especially about the extent of open justice and fair reporting by...

Indian environmentalism: Unconstitutional regression

August 5, 2020

Environmentalism is an omnibus construct, far beyond mere conservation and protection of air, soil, water and land. As US First Lady Bird Johnson said: “The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” A disturbing trend...