Preventive detention is one of the most unusual and contested features of India’s democratic system. Unlike ordinary detention, where a person is arrested for an offence already committed, preventive detention allows the state to detain an individual on the belief that they may commit an act threatening public order or national security. In simple terms, it is detention based on anticipation rather than proof. Its continued use in contemporary India demonstrates that it is far from a dormant...

“She was told her place was within four walls, Her world measured in footsteps from hearth to hall. Yet when war raged and the walls collapsed, She was cast adrift—unprepared, unarmed, yet expected to adapt. The safest haven is home, a place to call one’s own. We all have grown up hearing and experiencing this, haven’t we? But what about those who flee their homes, seeking safety?” IMAGE CREDITS-GENERATIVE AI The world we once considered our home has increasingly become a war zone. Now, more...

Introduction In a recent decision, the Government of India has announced the implementation of the four labour codes- The Code on Wages, 2019 ; The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 ; The Code on Social Security, 2020 and The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. As such, the new labour codes have rationalised the 29 existing labour laws into 4, and the number of rules that govern labour have come down from 1,400 to around 350, while the number of forms companies had...