The Report explores the possibility of reform for the principal agencies responsible for enforcing the rule of law and maintaining public order, in the context of the maintenance of public order and the rule of law being a key sovereign function of the State. It provides a general perspective of public order in India and discusses the role of each of the agencies responsible for the maintenance of public order.

This paper aims to explore the origins of a language of rights in the context of a newly inaugurated Constitution in India. Case law in the first years of the Constitution, exhibit a preoccupation with "public safety" and "maintenance of public order" at the same time that they talk of the freedom of speech and movement that the newly made citizens of the republic are to enjoy. Several terms enter the constitutional schema here -- "public order", "public safety" and "public tranquillity" -- and are placed in a definite hierarchy as judges attempt to resolve challenges on grounds of violations of Fundamental Rights. This paper is an attempt to provide a context to this method of scaling violence that is employed by the court.

The author illustrates the seige on freedom of expression, explains Romesh Thapar and other precedents, and throws light on the concept of “heckler's veto”. 

The author explains the SMS block in the context of the fundamental right to freedom of speech. She argues that the block does not satisfy the grounds for reasonable restrictions. 

The article can be accessed from the Centre for Internet and Society website. 

This article discusses the case of Rangarajan v. Jagjivan Ram in the context of the ban imposed on Salman Rushdie attending the Jaipur Literary Festival in January 2012.

The Commentary by D.D. Basu is one of the most authoritative Commentaries on the Indian Constitution.