By Nina Nariman, III Year, LL.B., Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. [Synopsis of the lecture delivered by Dr. Stewart Motha, Professor, Kent Law School on March 10 at Campus Law Centre, Delhi...
Many may consider this as a strange contribution to a book unrelated to my interests. My article on the character of anti-Mandal agitation of 2006-07 appears in this book edited by medical...
There is a widespread view that the amendment of the Constitution enabling reservations for women in state assemblies and Lok Sabha will require ratification by state assemblies under Article 368 of...
The judgment, coming close on the heels of the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha, merits close scrutiny. Rajeev Dhavan and Bipin Aspatwar offer an interesting perspective...
The Delhi High Court’s Division Bench [Coram: Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Mool Chand Garg] has delivered its judgment in the case (LPA No.220 of 2002 decided on 12.3.10). The Court has held...
The Women’s Reservation Bill has, justly, invited much interest and celebration. The passionate supporters and opponents are legion, but I’ve struggled hard to find a nuanced perspective...
I thank Pratap Bhanu Mehta for the following response to my previous post. I am also giving my brief reply to him -VV. Dear Venkatesan, I admire your thoughtful response on your blog. But I also...
While writing an article on the Supreme Court’s latest judgment on CBI,(Question of Domain) I realised that my previous post on this was perhaps an understatement. I had the opportunity to...
I have closely followed the discussion in the media in the wake of the M.F.Husain-Taslima Nasreen controversy. First, I wanted to know how the Indian system (the courts and the executive together)...
Here are the latest RTI query from activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal and the reply from the Supreme Court. Also, it is now clear from Supreme Court’s reply to another RTI applicant, Deepak...