This blog analyses the Supreme Court’s review judgment in the Vanshakti matter. It breakdowns the judgement through the lens of competing environmental principles. Firstly, it situates the judgment within broader environmental governance in India built on the foundations of the
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Law and Other Things publishes articles and commentary focused on Indian constitutional law, public law, and legal practice. The blog addresses issues such as the constitutional implications of legislation, rights related to healthcare and end-of-life decisions, and procedural aspects of litigation in Indian courts. It also covers topics on equality, citizenship, and access to justice, including challenges faced by marginalized groups. The blog aims to provide insights into both doctrinal legal analysis and practical courtroom procedures, serving law students, practitioners, and those interested in the evolving legal landscape of India.
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Lately in Public Law | February 2026
By LAOT Team
What’s new at LAOT 1. In Dialogue with Arvind Datar: Tribunals, Gaming & Constitutional Power, (A conversation on key constitutional issues, including Gameskraft v. Union of India exploring judicial review and the future of regulatory governance). 2. Bihar’s SIR: Rethinking…
Domestic Work, Legal Vacuum, and the Need for a Comprehensive Law
“A law for domestic workers is not a demand, it is a need” says Gruhakarmikula Union Telangana State (GUTS) President Mrs. Vallala Manjula. To an uninitiated reader, Manjula’s assertion may seem like a policy suggestion or a legal argument. However,…
Criminalizing Transgender Survival – The Afterlife of Colonial Anti-Beggary Laws
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…
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…