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Month: January 2008

Refugee Protection and Indian Law

On January 27, 2008 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

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

On January 26, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Speculation on the outcome of India’s appeal against Mike Procter’s verdict on Harbhajan Singh

On January 25, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Our Blog’s Landmark Day & A Few Thoughts

On January 24, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Novartis Patent Case: Paper dealing with Constitutional Law Issues

On January 24, 2008 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

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 …

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A critical analysis of recent anti-conversion legislation: Focus on the SAHRDC

On January 23, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

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

On January 22, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Launch of Indian Kanoon-Online Resource for Indian Court Decisions

On January 22, 2008 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

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 …

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India’s New Capitalists

On January 18, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Supreme Court filing rules (or lack thereof)

On January 18, 2008 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

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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