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Retired Justice Rohinton Nariman has said that attempts have been made in the past twice to undo the basic structure doctrine laid down in the Kesavanda Bharti's case, which barred Parliament from amending or altering the basic structure of the Constitution, but have failed miserably. 

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has termed the statement recently made by former Delhi High Court judge, Justice R.S. Sodhi regarding appointment of judges as being the 'sane' view endorsed by the majority of people in the country

Chief Justice of India D. Chandrachud has said that the basic structure of the Constitution was established on the rule of law and separation of powers, besides the supremacy of the Constitution

Union government not considering any proposal to reduce the age of consent from 18 to 16 years under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 to prevent the criminalisation of consensual relationships between teenagers: Centre to Parliament

The Union Home Minister ...

With the government preparing the platform for the four new labour codes, there are signals of a staggered execution with an early launch of two codes—The Code on Wages and The Code on Social Security.

The Lok Sabha has passed...

A recent publication of the Lok Sabha Secretariat created a stir over the use of some words and expressions. While the Opposition has said that it is an attempt to gag them, is this much ado about nothing?

The time has come when the Supreme Court collegium should be replaced by the NJAC comprising the members of the judiciary, the legislature and the executive who can select the best legal brains for judicial appointments. The observations by a former president on this issue are noteworthy 

In a parliamentary democratic set up, it is not possible to impose laws on an utterly hostile community despite the best of intension and the promise of long-term national gains, without due consultation, consensus and credible parliamentary scrutiny.