India: Constitutional & Administrative Law

Indian space sector has historically been government-controlled, with Indian Space Research Organisation ("ISRO") functioning as the primary driver of all space activities.

On April 15, 2025, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ("Court") in Little World Higher Secondary School v. The State of Madhya Pradesh (Writ Appeal No. 563 to 572 of 2023)...

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of India in Victim ‘X' v. State of Bihar & Anr. exercised its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution to cancel the bail granted...

The word 'Sedition' comes from the Latin word 'seditio', meaning 'going apart'. Sedition,as it means today, was established in the Era of Elizabeth.

In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Vishwanathan Krishna Murthy v. The State of Andhra Pradesh (Criminal Petition Nos. 6780, 7064 and 6830 of 2022) decided that a transwomen...

In a significant move towards, preserving regional heritage and encouraging local economies, the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry of India has recently conferred six new GI tags to products from West Bengal.

On 16 May 2025, the Supreme Court in Vanashakti v Union of India 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1139 struck down the notification dated 14 March 2017 and Office Memorandum dated 7 July 2021 issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) holding that ex-post facto Environmental Clearances (ECs) violate the constitutional right to a pollution-free environment under Article 21.

At a felicitation function for Dr Karan Singh about six months ago, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar raised the issue of exercise of executive authority by legislature...

The Government of Goa has introduced a comprehensive support scheme titled "Scheme for Persons with Benchmark Disability Requiring High Support," aimed...