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Institutions’ autonomy is not about technocracy

Recent debates around the working and functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) have once again stirred a debate around the role of...

30.10.2026 20

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Why 'Flooding the Zone' Has Been a Useful Tactic in the Delhi Protest Cases

Listen to this article: The first two weeks of October have seen large-scale protests in Delhi demanding the resignation of the Chief Election...

20.10.2026 30

The Wire

Gautam Bhatia

SIR and the perils of a free run for executive law-making

On Monday, October 12, the Supreme Court made an important clarification. In a case challenging the allegedly unilateral special intensive revision...

15.10.2026 70

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

EVM totalisers protect both votes and voters

The right to vote is one of the fundamental pillars of an electoral democracy such as India’s. However, to truly represents popular will, the right...

15.09.2026 40

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

Three thresholds for census data collection

In 2021, for the first time since the introduction of the decennial census, India missed conducting it. The stated reason was the Covid-19 pandemic....

27.08.2026 30

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

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 50

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 60

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 50

The Wire

Gautam Bhatia

In the gig economy, law and labour are at odds

20.01.2026 60

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 50

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 40

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 60

hindustantimes

Gautam Bhatia

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

04.09.2025 50

The Wire

Gautam Bhatia