While the Constitution guarantees secularism and ensures freedom of religion, environmental degradation is often justified under the guise of religious practices. This creates a tension between two important constitutional values: the right to freedom of religion and the right to a healthy environment.

Image Credits- Financial Times Introduction The public sphere is a domain of social life where opinions can be formed and expressed. It is characterised as being open to all, where no force of intimidation occurs (Habermas 1991). The force of argument is the principal driver of deliberation in these spheres. This Habermasian idea of a public sphere has now become an ever-present part of our modern political democracies. However, in today's age of social media and the new-ag

The Supreme Court of India in a recent judgment, declined to entertain a plea seeking reservation for persons with disabilities in the Lok S