Legislature

As with parliamentary proceedings, access, accountability and open legislatures can help revive public confidence

While the Parliament is often the cynosure of all eyes, state legislatures, unfortunately, seem to gain attention only when a particular state government’s survival is in question

India needs comprehensive law on coronavirus to replace maze of piecemeal guidelines, clarifications; UK, Singapore offer examples

In the absence of a comprehensive legislation dealing with coronavirus, litigants are flocking to courts across the country seeking clarity and protection as a result of these unprecedented circumstances.

Media outlets express concerns about SC judgment on disqualification of politicians facing criminal charges

Media outlets across the country took to express their views on the Supreme Court's decision and discuss the realistic possibility of successfully implementing it.

Full text: Supreme Court judgment on disqualification of politicians facing criminal charges from contesting elections

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left the matter of disqualification of politicians carrying criminal charges against them, to the Parliament saying that the Court cannot add to the grounds of disqualification.

Judiciary vs legislature: Long-running feud only proves that regardless of outcome, status quo alone triumphs

Elevation of Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court has brought to an end a long-running saga, one that has brought to the fore the deep divisions that run between the judiciary and the executive in India.

Monsoon Session of Parliament can't stall like Budget sitting did; legislature desperately needs reform

It appears the Parliament is in crisis. We need to have a broad debate reforming its working, the anti-defection law, office of profit, among other areas.

Parliament logjam Part 2: Examining legislative avenues available to keep govt accountable, exercise necessary oversight

After the recent Budget Session washout, it is important to examine some of the avenues through which the Parliament can exercise its oversight function.

Parliament Logjam Part 10: Enabling stakeholder consultations in policy-making can deepen democracy, improve transparency

A collaborative effort to policy-making is rooted in respect for an individual's dignity, capability and is responsive to genuine felt needs.

Parliament Logjam Part 11: Time, the unseen yet powerful factor of politics, is key to controlling legislative discourse

Parliament, or all political activity, hinges on two hands of the clock. Recent events have shown that power can often be wrested in a matter of minutes.

Parliament Logjam Part 12: Understanding the 'political value' of time and how it is weaponised in our parliamentary democracy

We need to lift the veil and witness the real workings of ‘time’ as a potent political tool for contestations of power in our parliamentary democracy.