This short post seeks to reflect on the way comparative references have been used in the recent debate on judicial recusals in India. It is becoming clear that our judiciary needs to urgently...
Justice Bhat’s judgment on declaration of assets by judges continues to be in the limelight, and has drawn high praise from the former CJI, Justice Verma, in an op-ed that appears in...
TR Andhyarujina has a typically insightful op-ed addressing this issue in today’s Hindu. (For posts from the archives of this blog which reference his previously published views, click here)...
Today’s Hindu carries an op-ed by Sriram Panchu which chronicles, comments upon, and provides the context for some of the events in the unfolding saga of declaration of assets by judges, including...
This is a response to the stimulating thoughts offered by Tarunabh and Dhananjay on the ‘Judges’ Assets’ judgment delivered by Justice Bhat. Their thoughts are available in relation...
The latest issue of Time has an article with the arresting title, ‘Why Asia’s gays are starting to win acceptance.’ Not surprisingly, the Naz Foundation case features prominently in...
I am delighted that Pratiksha Baxi has agreed to join us as a regular contributor. Her previous guest posts on contemporary academic culture in India (available here and here), and her post on the...
The Judges (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities) Bill 2009 is attracting a lot of attention, especially for the puzzling (and disappointing) official stance adopted on it by the judiciary...
This post focuses upon a reported exchange in the Supreme Court hearing of the Naz case, between Chief Justice Balakrishnan and the lawyers supporting the High Court judgment in Naz Foundation. The...
As is perhaps to be expected, not all analysts agree on how we should interpret the results of the recently concluded general elections. Of the early analysis, I have been struck by three...