This blog examines how colonial-era anti-beggary laws along with certain criminal provisions, disproportionately target transgender persons in India. This is because, first, transgender persons are more likely to depend on begging for survival than the general population on account of
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Law and Other Things is a publisher that produces blog content focused on Indian legal issues, constitutional law, public law, and procedural aspects of litigation. It provides analysis and commentary on topics such as end-of-life care rights, constitutional challenges to legislation, and practical guidance on court procedures. The blog aims to make complex legal topics accessible to law students, young lawyers, and litigants, often addressing contemporary legal debates and reforms within the Indian legal system. It also features periodic updates on public law developments and discussions on equal access to legal and educational opportunities.
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THE VANISHING EMPLOYER PROBLEM: EMPLOYEE CONUNDRUM DURING ENTITY DISSOLUTION IN ACQUI-HIRING DEALS
As acqui-hiring reshapes India’s startup ecosystem, a critical labour law gap emerges when target entities dissolve post-acquisition, leaving non-retained employees without an enforceable employer. This piece examines the “vanishing employer” problem and proposes phased reforms, ranging from successor employer liability…
Fixed-Term Employment under the IR Code: Rethinking the Definition in Light of Termination due to Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
This blog critiques the definition of Fixed-Term Employment under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, highlighting a critical gap in protection for workers who acquire disabilities during their employment. It argues that non-renewal of fixed-term contracts can be misused to bypass…
Towards a Harm-Centred Framework: Replacing the ERP Test
This piece reconstructs the Indian religious freedom jurisprudence by proposing a harm-centred alternative to the ERP test. While endorsing the anti-exclusion principle articulated in Sabarimala judgement. It argues that this framework remains under-specified in cases involving denominational autonomy under Article…
The Karnataka Hate Speech Bill: Noble Objective Pursued Rashly
This piece is a critical examination of the Karnataka Hate Speech Bill and its constitutional implications on free speech and personal liberty.
The piece argues that vague definitions and expanded executive powers risk normalising preventive censorship and eroding democratic dissent..…
Bihar’s SIR: Rethinking the Role of the ECI as a guarantor Institution
By Stuti Jadaun
The article reviews the 2025 Special Intensive Revision in Bihar and its impact on voter rolls. Large-scale deletions followed, often affecting vulnerable groups, not because of disqualification but because of procedural and documentation gaps. When we see this in light…
Structuring Judicial Tolling: Analysing the Delhi High Court’s PMLA Ruling using the CRSD Test
By Uday Dabas
This post breaks down the Delhi High Court’s PMLA ruling on whether COVID-era limitation extensions could pause the 180-day deadline for confirming provisional attachment orders. It lays out the CRSD Test, a simple framework to separate procedural timelines from hard…
In Dialogue with Arvind Datar: Tribunals, Gaming & Constitutional Power
In this episode of the Law and Other Things podcast, Sannidhi speaks with Senior Advocate Arvind Datar on key constitutional battles before the Supreme Court. The conversation covers his victory in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, the limits…
Consent, Cohabitation, and Compensation: An Analysis of Non-Consensual Sexual Acts in Live-In Relationships
By Diya Ranjith
Summary: In Murti Devi & Anr. v Balkar Singh, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court denied maintenance to a woman in a live-in relationship after considering her male-partner’s conviction for the offence of rape. The court observed that claims for maintenance…
Branding the Complainant: Quashing, Punishment and Disbelief in a Rape Case
Summary: This article analyses a recent High Court order quashing a rape complaint and imposing punitive directions against the complainant. It examines how the Court departs from settled limits on quash jurisdiction, collapses investigative and evidentiary stages, and creates unequal…