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Found in 310 Collections and/or Records:

ARRESTING DESECULARIZATION? CONSTITUTIONAL ENGINEERING BY THE SUPREME COURT, 10 November 2025

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-231
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It analyzes judicial reasoning and legal principles in a particular case or constitutional context, focusing on the scope of judicial power and the interpretation of legal frameworks. In India Legal.

Dates: Publication: 10 November 2025

“Award of Five Acres for Masjid in Ayodhya Is an Effort to Do Complete Justice”, 12 November 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-120
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In The Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 12 November 2019

“Bar Girls and Constitutionalism”, 27 January 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-92
Abstract Analyzing the famous "Dance Bar" cases, Baxi explores how constitutionalism protects the "right to livelihood" of the marginalized and stigmatized. He critiques the state’s use of "public morality" to justify bans that push women into poverty and vulnerability. The article argues that "constitutional morality" must trump "popular prejudice." Baxi views these judgments as a victory for the "right to be different" and a rejection of the state's role as a "moral police." It highlights the...
Dates: Publication: 27 January 2019

“Be Your Own Man” India Legal, 9 December 2024

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-228
Abstract The article analyses the Supreme Court’s November 2023 ruling quashing the reappointment of the Kannur University Vice-Chancellor, affirming two key constitutional principles: protection of university autonomy from political interference and the governor’s independent role as chancellor, not bound by ministerial advice. The Court censured abdication of statutory discretion and clarified limits on executive influence in academic governance. While recognising discretionary power, it stressed...
Dates: Publication: 9 December 2024

“Bifurcation of the Court?”, 5 October 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-115
Abstract Baxi revisits the proposal to bifurcate the Supreme Court into a "Constitutional Court" and a "National Court of Appeal." He argues that the current "overburdened" court cannot devote sufficient time to complex constitutional issues. The synopsis notes Baxi’s support for this structural change to reduce the "judicial backlog" and restore the apex court’s role as the "guardian of the Constitution." He suggests that a specialized Constitutional Court would lead to a more coherent and...
Dates: Publication: 5 October 2019

BIG BROTHER WATCHING YOU..., 22 April 2024

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-239
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Published by India Legal

Dates: 22 April 2024

Book Review. A Community of Judges, 2020

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-147
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Published in South Asia Research, Vol. 40 no. 3, pg 434-439.

Dates: Publication: 2020

Book Review: Austin Sarat, Bryant Garth and Robert A. Kagan (eds), Looking Back at Law’s Century, 2005

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Identifier: UB-005-01-04-11
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Published in Social & Legal Studies, 14, 1, pg 143-146.

Dates: Publication: 2005

Book Review. Child Sexual Abuse Trials – Laws, Procedures and Precedents – In the Light of Interpretation of POSCO Act, 2012 as amended in 2019, 2022

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Identifier: UB-005-01-04-19
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Baxi reviews this work by examining legal responses to child sexual abuse. He reflects on procedural safeguards, interpretation of the POCSO Act, and the challenges of balancing victim protection, due process, and judicial sensitivity within criminal justice systems. Published in 63 JILI, pg 265-270.

Dates: Publication: 2022