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Supreme Efforts at Lifting the Garbage

The Supreme Court has moved on front foot into the vexing case of waste management. Its directions last month reflect the growing impatience about heaps of waste which scar India’s landscape, affect the health of citizens and dent its developmental aspirations.

Constitutional Alchemy

The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.

Article 370 abrogation process a fraud on constitution, SC told

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was told that the process followed for the abrogation of Article 370 was a fraud on the constitution by which a political decision was taken by the government to enforce an amendment under Article 367 to erase the Article that conferred special status to Jammu and Kashmir.