In this episode of the Law and Other Things podcast, Sannidhi speaks with Senior Advocate Arvind Datar on key constitutional battles before the Supreme Court. The conversation covers his victory in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, the limits of legislative overruling, and the push for an independent National Tribunals Commission.

The discussion also turns to Gameskraft v. Union of India, examining the taxation of online gaming, the skill-versus-chance distinction, federalism concerns, and the doctrine of res extra commercium. A sharp and insightful exchange on judicial review, separation of powers, and the future of regulatory governance in India.

Does the ECI have the authority to launch a Special Intensive Revision (SIR)? Can voter-roll revisions quietly morph into citizenship adjudication? And as SIRs roll out across multiple states, what role must courts, civil society, and “we the people” play in defending a franchise built on inclusion rather than suspicion?

In this episode, LAOT host Arnav Mathur speaks with constitutional law scholar Satya Prasoon about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) - a seemingly technical exercise in Bihar that has become one of the most significant constitutional flashpoints of the year. What began as an electoral clean-up now raises deep questions about citizenship, disenfranchisement, and the expanding reach of the Election Commission.

In this episode, Prof. Srijan Sandip Mandal from NALSAR and Jeetendra from Law and Other Things speaks with Professors Rohit De (Yale University) and Ornit Shani (University of Haifa), whose new book Assembling India’s Constitution: A New Democratic History (Cambridge University Press, 2025) offers a transformative account of how India’s Constitution came to be.

Challenging the familiar story that it was crafted only within the Constituent Assembly, the authors show how people across India— from princely states, courts, and tribal regions to everyday citizens—actively debated, contested, and co-created constitutional ideas.

The conversation explores the book’s rich archival discoveries, the “fever of constitutional expectations” that gripped the country in the 1940s, and how ordinary Indians helped shape the foundations of democracy.