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Month: December 2007

The Assassination’s Aftermath: A Round-up of Speculative Comments

On December 31, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

B.Raman has a column on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Outlook wherein he names the suspects: “Two versions have been circulating. Both attribute her assassination to Al Qaeda, but claim that Al Qaeda did …

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Who Killed Benazir?

On December 27, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

Jason Burke, blogging in the Guardian, speculates that it may be a combination of many factors:“Finally, it is worth looking back at a previous attempt on Bhutto’s life – not that of October 18 this …

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Ramadoss v. Striking Medicos: Is the Opposition to Compulsory Rural Service Justified?

On December 26, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

The Union Health Ministry’s push to implement a mandatory year of rural service for medical students ready to graduate set off a firestorm of protests and criticism. The protests, though strongly felt in Tamil Nadu …

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The March of Sovereign Wealth Funds

On December 24, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

In this era of globalization and free-market economy, one would imagine that the state’s role as a market participant would dwindle over a period of time. However, that seems to be untrue in one important …

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Nepal SC leads the way on gay rights, marital rape

On December 23, 2007 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court of Nepal, in a remarkable ruling, has upheld the right of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to access full citizenship rights and not be criminalized. This is in stark contrast to …

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The Clinical Establishments Bill, 2007: Boon or Bane?

On December 22, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation Bill), 2007 is one of the important bills pending before the house that has somehow escaped the scrutiny of its more controversial counterpart-in-passage, the Broadcasting Bill. It may however …

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Highlights of the Report on Gujjars’ demand for inclusion in ST List

On December 20, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Justice Chopra Committee has submitted its report to the Rajasthan Government, and the summary of the report, (Chapter Nine) is available here.. Six months ago, the Gujjars’ agitation almost paralysed life in North India. Their …

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Further commentary on the Aravali Golf Club ruling

On December 17, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

I thank Mr. Venkatesan for drawing my attention to pieces by two legal jurists in today’s papers that adopt a critical perspective on the Mathur-Katju bench ruling. In some ways they echo points already made …

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The CEC’s Outlook Interview & the Symbols Order

On December 16, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

I was appalled after reading the interview given by the Chief Election Commissioner, N.Gopalswamy on the course of action that the EC can take if they hold those accused of violating the Model Code of …

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The aftermath of the Aravali Golf club ruling and an analysis of some of the initial commentary

On December 15, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

TR Andhyarujina (who, as noted in this post, has written insightfully about PIL in the past) has an excellent column in today’s Indian Express which provides an objective assessment of the much-discussed ruling in the …

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