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The Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy Renaissance: From Pathogenesis to Personalized Therapy
Specialty Please choose I'm not a medical professional. Allergy and Immunology Anatomy Anesthesiology Biostatistics Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Cardiology Critical Care Dentistry Dermatology Diabetes and Endocrinology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology and Public Health Family Medicine Forensic Medicine Gastroenterology General Practice Genetics Geriatrics Health Policy Hematology HIV/AIDS Hospital-based Medicine I'm not a medical professional.
Why India's Marriage Equality Movement Needs Strategic Litigation
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Privileges Constrained: On the Indian Supreme Court’s Rejection of Bribery as Parliamentary Privilege
Last week, the Indian Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Sita Soren v. Union of India, holding that parliamentary privilege – the constitutionally recognized legal immunity of legislators – does not extend to bribe-taking for exercising their legislative vote or speech a certain way.
Absolute Truths and Absolutist Control: On India’s “Fact Check Unit” over Social Media
Last week, the Bombay High Court delivered its judgment in Kunal Kamra v. Union of India, comprising a split verdict on the constitutional validity of the Information Technology Rules, 2023 (“IT Rules/Rules”), which install an institutional regime for determining – and warranting takedown by social media intermediaries – of content relating to the Central Government deemed “fake, false or misleading”.
How SC's Latest Verdict Involving ED Eases Arrests, Bypassing Binding Law
Government Law Rights 10 minutes ago This month, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Ram Kishor Arora v. Directorate of Enforcement, indicating that its prior judgment in Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India – which mandated the furnishing of written grounds of arrest to an accused at the moment of arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) – was wrong, and that such grounds can be communicated orally at the moment of arrest, given their written furnishing in the next 24 hours.
How Standards Were Created to Fit the SC's Denial of the Right to Marry to LGBTQ People
This is the first in a series of pieces on the Supreme Court’s marriage equality judgment. This week, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty v.
SC's Marriage Equality Judgment: Manufactured Classifications and Return of 'Minuscule Minorities'
Last month, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty v. Union of India. The court’s refusal to recognise same-sex marriage, I have argued here, is best understood as the justification of institutional abstention through delegitimising the petitioners’ case.
Explainer: How India's Supreme Court Is Moving to Increase the Election Commission's Independence
Explainer: How India’s Supreme Court Is Moving to Increase the Election Commission’s Independence Last week, the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment that altered the appointment process for members of the Election Commission of India, the institution responsible for the integrity of the electoral process. The Commission consists of one Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), and since 1993, two additional Election Commissioners.
Explainer: The Emerging 'Unconstitutional State of Affairs' Doctrine
Features Aleksandr Zykov, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Explainer: The Emerging ‘Unconstitutional State of Affairs’ Doctrine The unconstitutional state of affairs doctrine, having its roots in a 1998 judgement of the Colombian Constitutional Court (CCC), has gained immense popularity due to the systemic, policy-based, manifestly illegal acts of executive branches of governments worldwide.
Explainer: Understanding Income-Based Affirmative Action in India
Explainer: Understanding Income-Based Affirmative Action in India The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a judgment in Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India upholding the Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019, creating a regime for income-based affirmative action in state-run educational institutions and state-sponsored employment programs. This explainer will illuminate the historical underpinnings of India’s affirmative action scheme and explain its legal evolution.
Pankaj Bansal Verdict: A Valuable Step Towards Making Basic Procedural Rights Applicable to ED
Government Law Rights 19 minutes ago On October 3, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Pankaj Bansal vs Union of India, holding that Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 – which requires the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to inform the accused of the grounds of arrest – necessitates providing such grounds in a written format. Non-compliance with this requirement vitiates an arrest, and entitles the accused to be set free unconditionally.
Senthil Balaji Case: SC Verdict Cements ED's 'Illegibility' in Law, its Power to Take Custody
Government Law 33 minutes ago The Supreme Court has recently delivered its judgement in V. Senthil Balaji v. State case, deciding two crucial issues connected with Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) – first, whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is entitled to obtain an accused’s custody thereunder; and second, in case it is, whether such custody can be obtained when the first 15 days after arrest have elapsed.
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