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Month: April 2009

CJI defends Cr.P.C. amendments

On April 5, 2009 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

In the 10th Kohli Memorial Lecture on ‘Criminal Justice System – growing responsibilities in light of contemporary challenges’, delivered on 2 April 2009, the Chief Justice of India defended the recent amendments to the Code …

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Beards, Burqas, and Bias: Search for clarity

On April 4, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Shamnad’s and my posts have elicited quite a few comments, which explain (and also fail to explain) some facets of Indian secularism. Here, I wish to confine myself to some of the seemingly intractable issues, …

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Beards, Burqas and Bias: Response To Shamnad

On April 3, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Shamnad’s post has raised some interesting issues. I would broadly endorse his concern over Justice Katju’s unfortunate reported remarks. But we must understand that these remarks are reported, and are not part of the Court’s …

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Beards, Burqas and Bias: Contemptuous Statement?

On April 3, 2009 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

Venkatesan’s interesting post on the Salim case (dealing with the extent to which minority institutions can lay down rules that conflict with the religious beliefs of a student) drew some interesting comments. I want to …

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Globalisation and the Indian Legal Sector

On April 3, 2009 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

In what may perhaps be the first academic study in the field, Professor Jayanth Krishnan (who is also a contributor to this Blog) examines the issues that revolve around the opening up of the Indian …

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Supreme Court on Mohammad Salim’s right to grow beard

On April 2, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Supreme Court’s summary dismissal of a Muslim student’s petition against his school’s decision to remove him from the school raises disturbing questions about the court’s attitude to secularism. Apart from Justice Katju’s inappropriate observations equating …

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Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Factors

On April 2, 2009 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

While examining issues pertaining to corporate governance, a myopic approach is to look at the interest of the shareholders, whose interests are to be protected. On the other hand, there is a school of thought, …

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The bizarre story of Mr.Joynath Victor De

On April 2, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The dismissal by the Supreme Court of the SLP by Mr.Joynath Victor De against his compulsory retirement by the Indian Airlines Ltd. for refusing to trim his moustache is bizarre because one expected a reasoned …

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