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Analysis

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A taxing tale: Assessing the impact of six years of GST

A taxing tale: Assessing the impact of six years of GST

Editor's Pick•1 Jul 2023

A taxing tale: Assessing the impact of six years of GST

Goods and Services Tax (GST) stands at a critical juncture six years after its implementation. Despite promising enormous benefits, it has fallen short and led to a decline in economic growth, especially for the unorganised sector.

Prameela K

Staff Writer

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Incorrect data undermines analysis and policy

Analysis•7 May 2023

Incorrect data undermines analysis and policy

RTI data during the pandemic: many departments show dip in the number of applications, but some record steep rise in rejections

Analysis•4 Mar 2022

RTI data during the pandemic: many departments show dip in the number of applications, but some record steep rise in rejections

A case for removal of Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution

Analysis•4 Mar 2022

A case for removal of Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution

Russia-Ukraine conflict: has international law failed?

Analysis•28 Feb 2022

Russia-Ukraine conflict: has international law failed?

International Law violations by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine

Analysis•26 Feb 2022

International Law violations by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine

Does Section 122 of the Evidence Act need reform?

Analysis•25 Feb 2022

Does Section 122 of the Evidence Act need reform?

Legitimacy of private detective services: questions over regulation, privacy and State’s obligations

Analysis•24 Feb 2022

Legitimacy of private detective services: questions over regulation, privacy and State’s obligations

Ban on hijab valid, not violative of Article 25: PU College and CDC argue before Karnataka HC

Analysis•23 Feb 2022

Ban on hijab valid, not violative of Article 25: PU College and CDC argue before Karnataka HC

PMLA is part of a global response to organised crime, Centre tells SC

Analysis•23 Feb 2022

PMLA is part of a global response to organised crime, Centre tells SC

Analysis of the Delhi High Court’s decision in Manika Batra vs. The Table Tennis Federation of India through the President & Ors.

Analysis•23 Feb 2022

Analysis of the Delhi High Court’s decision in Manika Batra vs. The Table Tennis Federation of India through the President & Ors.

Practice of hijab is against constitutional morality and individual dignity, Karnataka Government tells HC

Analysis•22 Feb 2022

Practice of hijab is against constitutional morality and individual dignity, Karnataka Government tells HC

Karnataka High Court reaffirms the legality of online gaming: an analysis

Analysis•22 Feb 2022

Karnataka High Court reaffirms the legality of online gaming: an analysis

Wearing of hijab is not an essential religious practice because it is optional, says Karnataka government to HC

Analysis•21 Feb 2022

Wearing of hijab is not an essential religious practice because it is optional, says Karnataka government to HC

Karnataka hijab row: Behind the urge to discipline

Analysis•21 Feb 2022

Karnataka hijab row: Behind the urge to discipline

Karnataka hijab ban: by ignoring religious concerns, the State has violated many fundamental rights

Analysis•20 Feb 2022

Karnataka hijab ban: by ignoring religious concerns, the State has violated many fundamental rights

The Karnataka hijab ban makes central the very thing that is constitutionally shunned

Analysis•20 Feb 2022

The Karnataka hijab ban makes central the very thing that is constitutionally shunned

As AGI suggests ban on discretionary land allotments by state governments, a recap of the legal precedents

Analysis•19 Feb 2022

As AGI suggests ban on discretionary land allotments by state governments, a recap of the legal precedents

‘Why does the Government Order refer to judgments on hijab, if it’s innocuous’, Karnataka HC asks state government

Analysis•18 Feb 2022

‘Why does the Government Order refer to judgments on hijab, if it’s innocuous’, Karnataka HC asks state government

Protests against CAA and NRC: new report reveals startling data of persecution of innocents and impunity of accused

Analysis•17 Feb 2022

Protests against CAA and NRC: new report reveals startling data of persecution of innocents and impunity of accused

‘The process has become a punishment unto itself under PMLA’, counsel tells Supreme Court

Analysis•17 Feb 2022

‘The process has become a punishment unto itself under PMLA’, counsel tells Supreme Court

Ban on wearing hijab by students is discriminatory, counsel tells the Karnataka HC

Analysis•16 Feb 2022

Ban on wearing hijab by students is discriminatory, counsel tells the Karnataka HC

Heckler's veto: An explainer

Analysis•16 Feb 2022

Heckler's veto: An explainer

Time to criminalise marital rape

Analysis•16 Feb 2022

Time to criminalise marital rape

Karnataka High Court’s interim ban on students from wearing any religious attire is in the teeth of Article 25, counsel tells bench

Analysis•15 Feb 2022

Karnataka High Court’s interim ban on students from wearing any religious attire is in the teeth of Article 25, counsel tells bench

ED should not have the power of arrest only for pre-trial detention, counsel tells SC

Analysis•15 Feb 2022

ED should not have the power of arrest only for pre-trial detention, counsel tells SC

Why the inordinate delay in SC’s hearing of FCRA and electoral bonds cases is of concern

Analysis•15 Feb 2022

Why the inordinate delay in SC’s hearing of FCRA and electoral bonds cases is of concern

Installation of CCTV cameras in clubs impedes right to privacy, rules Madras HC

Analysis•15 Feb 2022

Installation of CCTV cameras in clubs impedes right to privacy, rules Madras HC

Hijab ban: State can't dictate what is essential religious practice, argues counsel before Karnataka HC

Analysis•14 Feb 2022

Hijab ban: State can't dictate what is essential religious practice, argues counsel before Karnataka HC

The legitimacy of hijab in public institutions: an explainer

Analysis•14 Feb 2022

The legitimacy of hijab in public institutions: an explainer

Domicile reservation in the private sector is constitutionally protected

Analysis•14 Feb 2022

Domicile reservation in the private sector is constitutionally protected

Why India should start framing a law for the Metaverse

Analysis•10 Feb 2022

Why India should start framing a law for the Metaverse

Cruelty by mother-in-law: a “more serious” offence?

Analysis•10 Feb 2022

Cruelty by mother-in-law: a “more serious” offence?

Civil society expresses concern over increasing marital age of women

Analysis•8 Feb 2022

Civil society expresses concern over increasing marital age of women

How PMLA enables complete inversion of burden of proof, counsel explains to the Supreme Court

Analysis•8 Feb 2022

How PMLA enables complete inversion of burden of proof, counsel explains to the Supreme Court

'HC can strike down exception to marital rape, without explaining how it can be proved. Let trial courts adjudicate on the basis of facts of each case', counsel tells Delhi HC

Analysis•7 Feb 2022

'HC can strike down exception to marital rape, without explaining how it can be proved. Let trial courts adjudicate on the basis of facts of each case', counsel tells Delhi HC

Ban on hijab flies in the face of legal precedents

Analysis•6 Feb 2022

Ban on hijab flies in the face of legal precedents

The empty promise of social security to gig workers

Analysis•5 Feb 2022

The empty promise of social security to gig workers

New database quantifies the abuse of sedition law in India between 2010 and 2021

Analysis•4 Feb 2022

New database quantifies the abuse of sedition law in India between 2010 and 2021

Why is the higher judiciary clogged with bail matters?

Analysis•4 Feb 2022

Why is the higher judiciary clogged with bail matters?