Prof Upendra Baxi

Even as two pleas have been filed in the SC for homosexual marriages under the Special Marriage Act, a leaf can be taken from the US Act enshrining same-sex and interracial marriages.

As India renews its commitment to the Constitution, it’s time to assess how it has stood the test of time. Experts have said that while it is a sound document, it should also be flexible.

A judge is known by his dissenting verdicts. And Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who is a champion of human rights and liberal values, has broken new grounds in jurisprudence by his forward-looking judgments. How will all this reflect during his tenure? Eminent legal expert PROF UPENDRA BAXI shares his insights with INDIA LEGAL.

The new CJI has made an indelible impression as an academic scholar and was part of benches which enhanced jurisprudence. His subtle but firm leadership will be a great demosprudential asset.

Pension denialism behaviour by concerned authorities keeps on brutally manifesting itself in various individual cases. Matters concerning fixation, quantum, duration of pension constantly go before the High Courts and reach even the Supreme Court of India. On a conservative estimate, senior citizens grow even older as they consume at least a decade and half.

The overturning of Roe v Wade shows a dismal saga of men gaining power by trading away the rights of women. Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion forecasts a bleak future for constitutionalism in the US

In a judicial act that fulfilled legitimate constitutional expectations of justice, KSCDRC dismissed an appeal filed by M/s Pepsi­Co India Holdings Pvt. Ltd, which challenged an order by the ADCDRF order to stop printing different MPRs for the same quantity and quality of products.

The law is an example of what effect dragnet laws can cause. It resulted in courts reeling with bail cases and yet, legisprudence and demosprudence seem indifferent to how the laws they make will work in life.

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