Recent reporting suggests that the Union Government is preparing a revised legislative roadmap for the redistribution of Lok Sabha seats, following Parliament’s rejection of the proposed 131st Constitutional Amendment and Delimitation Bill. That rejection was seen as a
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The SIR Case: A Round-Up
Readers can find below, in chronological order, the CLP blog’s coverage of the SIR case.
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Democratic Decay and Judicial Newspeak: Proportionality, Disenfranchisement, and SIR Judgment [Guest Post]
[This is a guest post by Rudraksh Lakra.]
Introduction
On 27 May 2026, the Supreme Court (“SC or Court“) unanimously upheld the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (“SIR”) exercise in its decision in Association for Democratic Reforms v Election Commission of…
ADR v Union (the SIR Judgment): We will not protect you
This week, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in ADR v Union of India upholding the legality of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (‘SIR’) of electoral rolls. Earlier posts on this blog have analysed the Court’s flawed approach towards hearing…
Decriminalising Adolescent Sex: The Judgment of the High Court of Kenya
In an important judgment delivered on 20th May, 2026, the High Court of Kenya decriminalised “consensual, non-coercive and non-exploitative sexual conduct between adolescents of close age proximity, absent evidence of exploitation, coercion, abuse or power imbalance.” At issue was…
Programming Democracy – III: Connecting the Dots [Guest Post]
[This is the final post in a three-part series by Rudraksh Lakra. Parts One and Two are linked.]
This is the third essay in the Programming Democracy series. The first examined how Assam’s 2023 delimitation exercise restructured electoral geography through…
Programming Democracy – II: The SIR in West Bengal [Guest Post]
[This is a guest post by Rudraksh Lakra. The writer wishes to thank Pushpendra for his valuable research assistance and contribution to the piece.]
Introduction
In West Bengal, anti-incumbency sentiment, opposition fragmentation, and Hindu consolidation all played an important role…
Programming Democracy Part 1: Delimitation in Assam [Guest Post]
[This is the first of a three-part guest post series by Rudraksh Lakra, examining delimitation in Assam and the SIR in West Bengal.]
Introduction
In the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, the BJP won 82 seats, while its allies, the…
Guest Post: The Many Afterlives of Najeeb – The Supreme Court’s Reference on Delay as a Ground for Bail under the UAPA
[This is a guest post by Rushil Batra.]
This year, and more particularly the last few weeks, have been important for understanding the Supreme Court’s bail jurisprudence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (“UAPA”). The immediate reason is that…
Guest Post: Course Correction on Delays and Bail under the UAPA?
[This is a guest post by Abhinav Sekhri, cross-posted from The Proof of Guilt blog.]
On 18.05.2026, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court handed down its verdict in Syed Iftikhar Andrabi [2026 INSC 503]. The bail application was allowed,…