Rudraksh Saxena

Contemporary

Places of Worship Act and the Gyanvapi/Kashi-Vishwanath Dispute: Legal Finality vs Religious Sentiment

In the intensely polarised intersection of law and faith, the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute has emerged as a focal point in the larger conversation on religious identity, constitutional guarantees, and judicial interpretation. At the heart of this conflict lies…

Smoke, Sentiment, and Statutes: The 10/15-Year Vehicle Ban in Delhi and the Socio-Legal Tensions It Fuels

In 2018, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Supreme Court of India put in place a strong environmental policy that banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years from being on the roads…