Protest
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The Watched Republic: Surveillance and the Shrinking Space for Dissent in India
Abstract This article examines the expanding use of biometric surveillance, particularly facial recognition technology, against protesters in India, and its uneasy fit within the constitutional privacy framework established in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India. Using the Delhi Police’s deployment of facial recognition at the 2026 Cockroach Janta Party protests as a case study, it argues that such deployments fail even the threshold…
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The Right To Protest In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence: Predictive Policing, Facial Recognition, And Democratic Freedoms
Abstract This article critically examines the constitutional implications of the growing deployment of Artificial Intelligence-driven surveillance technologies, particularly facial recognition technology and predictive policing, during public protests in India. Taking the 2026 Jantar Mantar student protests and the ensuing constitutional litigation as its point of departure, the article analyses the intersection of the right to…
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The Invisible Protest: Can Internet Shutdowns Extinguish Article 19 Without Touching The Streets?
Abstract In the summer of 2026, the Internet generation, raised[1] [2] at digital cafes, transformed [3] [4] Jantar Mantar into one of the main spots for the greatest and most impactful mobilizing of the students in India’s recent history. First, it was an expression of disgust toward the supposed exposure of the NEET-UG question paper, followed by other…