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Alok Prasanna Kumar
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One EC, that does its job
Seeing how the shape of the Election Commission changed from 1947 to 1949 tells us how the framers of the Constitution went from being idealists to pragmatists. They realised that governance and nation-building require making difficult choices about which principles to give more importance over others.
05 May 2024, 00:22 IST
One EC, that does its job
05 May 2024, 00:22 IST
To have one EC, or many?
The underlying logic behind multiple Election Commissions -- that elections were too important to be left to the executive government alone -- was generally accepted. However, we know that the Constituent Assembly changed its mind on this issue in 1949 when it came to deciding the final shape of the ECI.
27 April 2024, 20:41 IST
To have one EC, or many?
27 April 2024, 20:41 IST
The origins of the ‘basic structure’ doctrine
Articles of Faith
30 March 2024, 21:31 IST
The origins of the ‘basic structure’ doctrine
30 March 2024, 21:31 IST
Did you know there’s a part of the Constitution that’s at least 2,500 years old?
No matter the claims of the Nazi and Communist regimes, a dictator is still one who is exercising constitutional powers in a difficult time, for a limited period. But what do we call someone who completely discards the idea of a constitution or laws limiting their rule?
02 March 2024, 21:15 IST
Did you know there’s a part of the Constitution that’s at least 2,500 years old?
02 March 2024, 21:15 IST
From Article 5AA to CAA
The framers of India’s Constitution were flesh and blood humans, with their own prejudices and feelings that were not always set aside when it came to the Constitution. The CAA simply shows that those prejudices are now on steroids.
03 February 2024, 23:46 IST
From Article 5AA to CAA
03 February 2024, 23:46 IST
Before J&K, other Princely States too had wanted their own constitutions
Articles of Faith
06 January 2024, 19:45 IST
Before J&K, other Princely States too had wanted their own constitutions
06 January 2024, 19:45 IST
Sec 6A conundrum in Assam
Section 6A was therefore the result of a political compromise, and political compromises are always messy. That doesn’t make it a bad thing or unconstitutional.
09 December 2023, 19:35 IST
Sec 6A conundrum in Assam
09 December 2023, 19:35 IST
The short-shrift to civil liberties has a long history
Gopalan, a Communist leader, had been in and out of jail for many years before Independence, though never convicted for any offence.
11 November 2023, 21:27 IST
The short-shrift to civil liberties has a long history
11 November 2023, 21:27 IST
The futility of ‘One nation, one poll’
Articles of Faith
14 October 2023, 19:54 IST
The futility of ‘One nation, one poll’
14 October 2023, 19:54 IST
A lesson from the short-lived Federal Court
Articles of Faith
30 September 2023, 19:13 IST
A lesson from the short-lived Federal Court
30 September 2023, 19:13 IST
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