Malavika PrasadSome reflections on what the State is doing with our timeThe Constituent Assembly’s framing of the Indian Constitution was likened to Nero fiddling as Rome burned. Two years, eleven months and…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Malavika PrasadSwallowing up the Right: How far can communication shutdowns and curfews against protest go?Communication shutdowns and Section 144 orders rained thick and fast this week. Shutdowns — as SMS blocks, social media blocks, suspension…Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Malavika PrasadThe Case against the 10% quota in the 103rd AmendmentThe 103rd Constitutional Amendment permits the State to:Jan 25, 2019Jan 25, 2019
Malavika PrasadWhen MPs demand defiance of the Supreme CourtDescribing its efforts to secure the Sabarimala temple for the entry of women as “suppression of Ayyappa devotees”, Amit Shah last month…Nov 20, 2018Nov 20, 2018
Malavika PrasadThe Dissent in Puttaswamy: My identification is not my identityIn stark contrast to the opinion of the majority is Justice D Y Chandrachud’s dissent in Puttaswamy v. Union of India. The dissent first…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Malavika PrasadThe Spectacular Inversion of Constitutionality Analysis in PuttaswamyAt a time, women were forbidden from being employed in “any part of such premises in which liquor or intoxicating drug is consumed by the…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
Malavika PrasadSimultaneous Elections hurt Federalism and Representative DemocracyThe proposal to conduct Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections simultaneously, presently undergoing stakeholder consultation, led by the…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Malavika PrasadDo we really need simultaneous elections?A closer scrutiny of the NITI Aayog’s justificationsJul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Malavika PrasadWeaponizing Time in the Contest for Power in ParliamentElections are held every five years even if there are indications of waning confidence in the government within the first four years…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Malavika PrasadDelhi shall be Democratic AgainThe judgment of the Supreme Court in the Government of NCT Delhi versus Union of India case, resolving the dispute over the demarcation of…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
