Constitution Protection Committee-Karnataka condemns ‘purification’ of Kharge’s rally venue

The basic structure doctrine, forged in the 1973 Kesavananda Bharati case, was meant to fence off the Constitution's core from parliamentary majorities. Fifty years on, courts have invoked it unevenly, sometimes to protect judicial independence itself rather than citizens. This piece traces how a doctrine born of anti-authoritarian anxiety has become entangled with institutional self-preservation.

The Times of India has reported a new India-focused constitution development: “Amit Shah chairs Southern Zonal Council meeting in Tamil Nadu; Vijay, DKS among key participants.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: <![CDATA[In Tamil Nadu, Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over a pivotal Southern Zonal Council meeting, gathering representatives from five states alongside three Union Territories. The discussions focused on crucial matters such as water sharing and infrastruct

Frontline has reported a new India-focused constitution development: “The only durable counter-hegemony is federalism: Thomas Blom Hansen.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: Twenty-five years after The Saffron Wave, the Stanford anthropologist explains how Hindutva renegotiated caste, redrew the boundaries of Muslim citizenship, and hollowed out India’s institutions from within. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and context only; reade

Raj Bhavans across India have, in recent years, become sites of open confrontation between elected state governments and constitutional heads who owe their appointment to the Union. This is not new; it echoes disputes going back to the Sarkaria Commission and beyond. What has changed is the frequency and the openness with which the office is now used as a political instrument.