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The following is a brief description of some procedural rules that a young litigator intending to practice on the Original Side of the Bombay High Court ought to be familiar with. This is obviously a vast subject and what follows only scratches the surface.
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In a new book published this month, “Republic of Rhetoric: Free Speech and the Constitution of India” (Penguin, 2017), I argue that the enactment of the Constitution in 1950 made little substantive difference to the right …
Continue readingTwo interesting, recent cases tell a very different story about the incorporation of the U.S. doctrine of substantive due process in Indian constitutional law. In Rajbala v. Haryana, (2016) 2 SCC 445, a two-judge bench …
Continue readingThe following is a brief introduction to the practice and procedure of litigation at the Bombay High Court. CMIS Date: When a case or “matter” is filed at the Bombay High Court, it is …
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For anyone interested in Indian legal history, please come to the launch of my book, “An Independent, Colonial Judiciary: A History of the Bombay High Court During the British Raj, 1862-1947”, this Thursday, 18th June, …
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In a new book published this month, “An Independent, Colonial Judiciary”, I explore the history of the Bombay High Court during the British Raj. The book seeks an answer to one central question: why did …
Continue readingThe Supreme Court’s judgment in the section 66-A case was striking to me for one particular reason. Indian courts have long held that the judgments of American courts can’t reliably be used as precedents while …
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