Author: Douglas McDonald-Norman

Introduction In August, the Supreme Court will hear petitions on whether “illegal immigrants” in India are entitled to recognition as refugees. These proceedings are intrinsically linked to the Centre’s broader efforts to remove stateless Rohingya …

This post is the fourth in a loosely-linked set of posts on colonial continuity in the Indian judiciary. Previous posts can be found here, here and here. In my previous post on India’s ‘British judges’ …

My first post for this blog was about Indian judges who had previously served in state and Central legislatures. At that time, I noted that ‘despite the fact that no Supreme Court judge appointed since …

This is the third of a series of posts on colonial continuity in the Indian legal system. Previous posts in the series can be found here and here. Basil Reginald James was admitted to the …