This essay examines the 2025 Kashmir book ban through a constitutional and socio-legal lens, arguing that it rests on a paternalistic “fear of the spectator” that distrusts readers’ interpretive capacity. It contends that the ban fails to meet the incitement threshold under Article 19(2) and instead suppresses democratic deliberation. Ultimately, it calls for judicial interve...

The Supreme Court judgement in Suhas Chakma v. Union of India (2026) on 26 February 2026 represents a significant intervention in the long-standing crisis of social reintegration of prisoners. Emerging from a writ petition filed during the pandemic, the case sought to address systemic failures in their rehabilitation and underutilization of open correctional institutions (OCI...