M R Madhavan

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‘The judges had no choice but to make such contradictory conclusions’

Two judgments and the principle of accountability

P.P. Mohammed Faizal. File

The curious case of the disqualification of a politician

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Local job laws that raise constitutional questions

FILE- In this Sept.14, 2020 file photo, markings to maintain physical distancing are seen on the ground outside the Parliament building in New Delhi, India. India’s government has introduced a bill in parliament to end a controversial 2012 retrospective tax demand law to boost investors’ confidence in its economy. (AP Photo, File)

Parliament is abdicating its oversight role

The ordinance route is bad, repromulgation worse

Dormant Parliament, fading business

The absurdity of the anti-defection law

Hard bargains and the art of policymaking

Employees work inside an iron factory on the outskirts of Jammu February 3, 2015. Falling oil prices have been a major windfall for India: Just weeks ago it faced failing to meet fiscal deficit targets, but can now expect a budget that not only hits its targets, but also provides extra cash to support reform. Picture taken February 3, 2015. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION ENERGY)

Dilution without adequate deliberation: On labour laws

Parliament building. File

Parliament stifled, business, and a word of advice

“According to the Act, an additional cess would be imposed on certain items such as pan masala and aerated water and and this cess would be used to pay compensation.” A pan masala shop in Adilabad, Telangana. B. Jothi Ramalingam

Making up for shortfalls in GST collection

India’s Parliament is missing in action

Legal but not appropriate

Cease the distractions, seize the moment