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Constitutional need for regulation of temples

One of the longest-standing debates in Indian constitutional law and politics has been around whether and to what extent the State should control the...

24.07.2026 10

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Ending the culture of impunity in policing

At first glance, the judgment of the Madurai Special Court on March 23, 2026, which convicted nine police officers for the custodial torture and...

15.04.2026 30

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Blending Genres in Myriad Fascinating Ways, ‘Zoraver and the Lost Gods’ is a Page-Turner

Listen to this article: The Indian freedom struggle is an event that is both over-determined and under-determined. Books – both laudatory and...

28.03.2026 30

The Wire

Gautam Bhatia

In the gig economy, law and labour are at odds

20.01.2026 40

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Court, executive and the test of constitutionality

The separation of powers envisaged in the Constitution asks for the three organs of State to check and regulate each other

09.12.2025 30

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Why India’s judiciary needs to defend free speech

It is not the task of the State or the courts to force individuals to say or think the “right” or desirable things

14.11.2025 20

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

In the denial of bail, a miscarriage of justice

The Delhi High Court denied bail to nine activists linked to the 2020 riots, raising concerns over justice and the right to protest peacefully.

12.09.2025 40

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Delhi HC Judgment Denying Bail to Umar Khalid, Others Will Stand as a Monument to Infamy

04.09.2025 30

The Wire

Gautam Bhatia

The perils of pilgrimage in the age of the spiritual bucket list

20.07.2025 40

The Times of India

Gautam Bhatia

A Bill for Big Brother to weaponise speech

One of the cardinal rules of free speech philosophy is that the law should be precisely worded, leaving little discretionary power with the executive.

18.07.2025 30

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Crossing the red lines on the right to free speech 

The Constitution does not criminalise thoughts, emotions, feelings, and speech, patriotic or otherwise, unless they amount to incitement to violence...

23.05.2025 40

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

What the court is not expected to tell media

The Supreme Court’s remark in Wikipedia case offers a moment of clarity in the relations between two important institutions

16.05.2025 20

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia