The Possibilities of Anti-Colonial Constitutionalism – Commentary on State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar and others AIR 1952 SC 75 - Nomos eLibrary

VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee / The Possibilities of Anti-Colonial Constitutionalism – Commentary on State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar and others AIR 1952 SC 75

VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee / The Possibilities of Anti-Colonial Constitutionalism – Commentary on State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar and others AIR 1952 SC 75

Contents
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- 1–2 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–2
- 3–4 Editorial 3–4
  - Going Fully Open Access Fabia F. Carvalho, Philipp Dann, Michael Riegner Fabia F. Carvalho, Philipp Dann, Michael Riegner
- 5–114 Symposium: Indian Feminist Judgments Project 5–114
  - 5–16 Righting Together: An Introduction to the Indian Feminist Judgments Project Aparna Chandra, Jhuma Sen, Rachna Chaudhary Aparna Chandra, Jhuma Sen, Rachna Chaudhary 5–16
  - 17–32 Rewriting State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar: The Possibility of an Anti-Colonial Jurisprudence Tarunabh Khaitan Tarunabh Khaitan 17–32
  - 33–47 The Possibilities of Anti-Colonial Constitutionalism – Commentary on State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar and others AIR 1952 SC 75 Rohit De Rohit De 33–47
  - 48–58 Rewriting Asokan K.M. v. The Superintendent of Police: Hadiya’s Fight for Agency in a Parental State Sandhya PR, Urmila Pullat Sandhya PR, Urmila Pullat 48–58
  - 59–69 The ‘Vulnerable’ Hindu Woman, Love-jihad, and the Indian Courts: The Hadiya Case - Commentary on Asokan K.M. v. State of Kerala (2017) 2 KLJ 974 Kanika Sharma Kanika Sharma 59–69
  - 70–75 Rewriting CIT v. Indira Balakrishna: A Feminist Approach to Defining a Tax Unit Maithreyi Mulupuru Maithreyi Mulupuru 70–75
  - 76–88 Thinking about Agency in the Formation of Tax Units: Commentary on Commissioner of Income Tax v. Indira Balakrishna, AIR 1960 SC 1172 Shreya Rao Shreya Rao 76–88
  - 89–103 Rewriting Uday v. State of Karnataka: An Anti-Caste Reckoning of Consent in ‘Promise to Marry’ Cases Nikita Sonavane Nikita Sonavane 89–103
  - 104–114 Pyaar, Promise, Dhoka: Feminist Questions to Law – Commentary on Uday v. State of Karnataka (2003) 4 SCC 46 Rukmini Sen Rukmini Sen 104–114
- 115–240 Symposium: Gendered Constitutionalism in the Global South 115–240
  - 115–126 Gendered Constitutionalism in the Global South Martha Gayoye Martha Gayoye 115–126
  - 127–152 Asking the Woman Question of Constitutions: Insights from Sri Lanka Anna Dziedzic, Dinesha Samararatne Anna Dziedzic, Dinesha Samararatne 127–152
  - 153–174 Feminist Constitutional Activism in India Tanja Herklotz Tanja Herklotz 153–174
  - 175–190 How Southern is Tunisia? Gender Equality in Tunisian Constitutionalism Alma Laiadhi Alma Laiadhi 175–190
  - 191–212 Possibilities of New Approaches to Gender, Security and Constitutionalism: A Living Gender Probe into Kenyan National Security Architecture in the Constitution Emmah Khisa Senge Wabuke Emmah Khisa Senge Wabuke 191–212
  - 213–240 Gendered Constitutionalism in Postcolonial Africa: Towards a Decolonial Gendered Citizenship Martha Gayoye Martha Gayoye 213–240
- 241–256 Bericht / Report 241–256
  - Assistance to Constitutional Courts in Fragile Contexts: The Case of Mali, 2017–2022 Johannes Socher Johannes Socher
- 257–266 Buchbesprechungen / Book Reviews 257–266
  - 257–262 Dimitri van den Meerssche, The World Bank’s Lawyers: The Life of International Law as Institutional Practice Michael Riegner Michael Riegner 257–262
  - 263–266 Pratyush Kumar, Colours for Constitutions Emeric Prévost Emeric Prévost 263–266
- 267–267 Call for Papers 267–267
- 268–269 Impressum 268–269
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VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , page 33 - 47

The Possibilities of Anti-Colonial Constitutionalism – Commentary on State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar and others AIR 1952 SC 75

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Rohit De

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0506-7286-2023-1-33
- ISSN: 0506-7286
- ISSN online: 2941-9603
Abstract

The case of Anwar Ali Sarkar has been a founding precedent for equality jurisprudence in India and elsewhere. The case is most cited for the two-step reasonable classification test. Yet over the years, it has become increasingly clear that there are limitations to the test as a doctrinal framework to adjudicate equality. This article is a comment on Tarunabh Khaitan’s accompanying rewritten judgment on Anwar Ali Sarkar, which seeks to offer a more robust doctrine of equality grounded in the anti-colonial character of the Indian Constitution. In this piece, I locate the original judgment in its historical and socio-political context to understand the possibilities of building an anti-colonial jurisprudence of equality for and of the Indian Constitution, and to evaluate the differences between the original and rewritten judgments. I argue that the rewritten judgment offers a more robust defence of equality, in line with strands of anti-colonial ideas that shaped the framing of the Indian Constitution, as well as offering a restrained method for judicial interpretation that acknowledges historical context while centering the interpretation of law and rules.
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