Mr. Venkatesan’s post (see below) yesterday on the ongoing challenge in the SC with respect to James Laine’s book on Shivaji returns us to the broader issue of the extent of limitations...
I learnt today that Justice H.R. Khanna passed away earlier this week. Justice Khanna was one of the greatest judges in our Supreme Court’s history, and I mourn his passing. He played an...
The Maharashtra Government’s SLP against the Bombay High Court’s order lifting the ban on James Laine’s book ‘Shivaji: Hindu King of Islamic India’ came up for hearing before Justices Arijit Pasayat...
After repeatedly losing their legal battle for justice and fair compensation, the survivors of 1984 Bhopal Gas disaster have rediscovered the power of padayatra, successfully used by Mahatma Gandhi...
The Consultation organized by the Human Rights Law Network for two days at the Nehru Memorial Museum, New Delhi on February 23 and 24 was a rich learning experience about the current judicial trends...
Two unrelated posts: First, there will a be a consultation this weekend critiquing the current judicial trends on environmental law at the Nehru Museum, Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg...
Today, Manoj Mitta has referred in the Times of India to the activist, Teesta Setalvad’s article in the Malayalam magazine, Mathrubhoomi, which led to the Chief Justice’s outburst in the...
For those of you interested in judicial reforms the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Judicial Reforms is holding the Second National Convention on the Judiciary and the Poor at ILI in Delhi...
The similarities are too glaring to be missed. In 1977, Indira Gandhi lifted the Emergency, and announced general elections to the surprise of the entire world. What made her announce elections then...
The editorial in the latest EPW says there are three serious issues thrown by Raj Thackeray’s movement against North Indian outsiders. One is the presence of a large army of unemployed youth in...