Tag: history
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The Constitutional Case for Reservation Reform
Why the Reservation Hatao Andolan Deserves a Hearing 5 September 2026 By Sadhana Shukla Introduction On 21 August 2026, several thousand people gathered — first at Jantar Mantar, then, after Delhi Police confined the assembly to Ramlila Maidan with a 500-person cap, in defiance of that cap — under the banner of the Reservation Hatao…
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When a Litigant Turns on the Court: The Prabal Pratap Incident and the Limits of Judicial Restraint
A courtroom disruption before the Supreme Court on July 10, 2026 has reopened questions about contempt jurisdiction, courtroom security, and how far judicial patience should stretch for a self-represented litigant. The incident On Friday, July 10, 2026, proceedings before a partial-working-day Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe turned chaotic when a petitioner-in-person, Prabal…
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Cockroach Janta Party Sweeps Into Power, Promises to Outlive Every Other Manifesto
Filed from the basement of a municipal building that hasn’t been cleaned since 1987 In a development that surprised no one who has ever turned on a kitchen light at 2 a.m., the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced its candidacy in every constituency simultaneously, citing its unmatched ground presence — under your stove, behind…