Simultaneity and Constitutional Accommodation: A Comment on the Proposed One Nation One Election Bill
This piece argues that the Constitution (One Hundred Twenty-Ninth) Bill, 2024, in its present form, lacks sufficient constitutional safeguards. The Bill’s simultaneous-election framework is not merely an administrative reform but a structural change that places State legislative cycles in dependence on the Lok Sabha’s electoral cycle. Its provisions create significant constitutional concerns, particularly truncated assembly terms, potentially prolonged deferrals, and unguided discretion vested in the Election Commission.
Sayantani Bagchi
September 29, 2026- Constitutional Law
When Must The Supreme Court Answer? Re-Thinking Discretion Under Article 143 Through The ‘Institutional Mechanics Effect’
Ritwik Sharma
August 12, 2026- Criminal Law
The Ideal Prisoner and The Limits of Reasonable Accommodation in Indian Prisons
Aditi Thakur
July 10, 2026- Arbitration
Consent, Conduct, and Their Constraints: Why Estoppel Cannot Cure Non-Arbitrability
Viraj Thakur, Nida Adeel Mohammed
May 3, 2026Is Encrypted Data Personal Data under India’s DPDP Act? – Identifiability, Liability, and Regulatory Design in a Growing Digital Economy
Sanjali Rupnawar, Mustafa Rajkotwala
April 8, 2026- Special Series: Beyond the Gig
Regulating the Gig Economy: Is It a State Failure to Address the Market Failure?
Deepika M G
March 27, 2026- Special Series: Beyond the Gig
Locked In, Priced Out? A Case for a Competition Analysis of Gig Labour
Sumukhi Subramanian
March 20, 2026What Does Gig Work on Digital Platforms Guarantee: An Urban Safety Net or Precarity?
Balaji Parthasarathy, Tony Mathew
March 16, 2026- Special Series: Beyond the Gig
Policy Paths for a More Inclusive Platform Economy: What Can We Learn from Existing Practices?
Ambika Tandon, Aayush Rathi
March 10, 2026- Criminal Law
Challenging the Marital-Consent Fiction: India’s Fragmented Response to the Marital Rape Exception
Jwalika Balaji, Mandar Prakhar
February 23, 2026- Interview
NLSIR On Line #7: A Conversation with Dr. Nivedita Menon on Higher Educational Institutions and Student Politics and the Law
February 9, 2026- Intellectual Property
The Three Judgments That Matter for AI and Copyright
Akshat Agrawal
February 5, 2026- Antitrust
- Intellectual Property
Bridging Innovation And Competition: The Cross-Licensing Dilemma In India’s Digital Economy
Aayush Khanna, Shatrupa Sharma
January 19, 2026- Environmental Law
The Right to Breathe as a Constitutional ‘Essential’
Lianne Lucia D'Souza
December 30, 2025- Arbitration
The Elusive Meaning of ‘Person Claiming Through or Under a Party’: Contractual v. Statutory Privity
Chiranth Mukunda
December 12, 2025- Criminal Law
Parity in Criminality: A Case Against Distinction in Criminalising the Consumption of CSEAM and NCII
Rishit Jain
November 10, 2025- Arbitration
Regrettable or Fatal? Arbitrator Non-Disclosure Before the Delhi High Court
Viraj Thakur, Nida Adeel Mohammed
October 13, 2025