Tarunabh’s recent post, below, makes for very interesting reading especially, on Republic Day. I very much appreciated his analysis. I was not aware that the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that non-refoulement (an impossibly …
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Taslima Nasreen and India’s treatment of refugees
So, Taslima Nasreen’s visa has been generously extended for six more months. I will try to present certain legal issues that her stay in India present. Although one can go further back in history, let …
Continue readingSpeculation on the outcome of India’s appeal against Mike Procter’s verdict on Harbhajan Singh
Today’s Times of India has carried a news item speculating the possible outcome of India’s appeal against Mike Procter’s verdict on Harbhajan Singh. The report says Indian legal eagles are trying hard to reduce the …
Continue readingOur Blog’s Landmark Day & A Few Thoughts
Today, our blog has recorded a landmark number of visits by our readers -796 on the previous day (see the hit counter on the left). Whether it is a transcient phenomenon, one doesn’t know. But …
Continue readingNovartis Patent Case: Paper dealing with Constitutional Law Issues
Along with Prashant Reddy (who blogs me with me at SpicyIP), I just finished a paper analysing the Madras High Court judgment in the Novartis case. We focus in particular on the TRIPS compatibility and …
Continue readingA critical analysis of recent anti-conversion legislation: Focus on the SAHRDC
Before getting to the substance of this post, I want to join Vikram and V. Venkatesan in welcoming our new contributors. The success of this blog depends on regular contributors and commentators (and a healthy …
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Document: Text of Mike Procter’s decision imposing 3 Test-Match ban on Harbhajan Singh
The three-match ban on Harbhajan Singh by Match Referree Mike Procter, invited intense scrutiny and criticism in the media, without I understand, access to the full text of Procter’s decision. The ICC’s website does not …
Continue readingLaunch of Indian Kanoon-Online Resource for Indian Court Decisions
A vibrant computer science student at the Univ of Michigan, Sushant, recently launched “Indian Kanoon”, a fabulous online resource for Indian judgments. This valuable research tool will go a long way towards ensuring better access …
Continue readingIndia’s New Capitalists
Guest Blogger: Harish Damodaran Harish Damodaran is a journalist who has worked for more than 16 years as a reporter and editorial analyst with the Press Trust of India and The Hindu Business Line. Currently …
Continue readingSupreme Court filing rules (or lack thereof)
As a relative new-comer to the Indian legal system, I would be curious to get people’s thoughts on the Supreme Court’s filing rules (or lack of them). There are a lot of directions this conversation …
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