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Shamnad Basheer

Honorary Research Chair Professor of IP Law, Nirma University Visiting Professor of Law, National Law School, Bangalore

Secretly Signing Away Patent Safeguards: Whither Constitutionality?

On March 15, 2016 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

A huge controversy has broken out in the Indian patent and public health space. Apparently, the Indian government offered an alleged under-the-table assurance to USIBC (and other US industry groups) that it will not invoke compulsory licenses …

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(Re)Booting the Bar: Barbs, Bribes and a Bar Exam

On March 6, 2016 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

In a post some years ago, I reproduced a letter that I’d written to the then Chairman of the Bar Council, Gopal Subramanium (a leading senior counsel, whose prodigious talent I had the great privilege …

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Jugaad Justice?

On May 12, 2015 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

A bit dated, but here is an op-ed of mine in the Mint reflecting on what I term “jugaad justice”. In this piece, I refer to Justice Katju’s maverick ruling dispensing with interim injunctions in …

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Land Acquisition: The Continuation of a Faulty Legacy?

On April 22, 2015 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

    We are pleased to bring you a guest post by Dhruva Gandhi, Sarangan Rajeshkumar and Shubham Jain, all of whom are II year BALLB (Hons.) students at NLS, Bangalore. The authors may be …

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The Taming of the Tribunal

On October 15, 2014 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

In a recent op-ed in the Financial Express, I reflect on the recent Supreme Court invalidation of the National Tax Tribunal (NTT). While some see this as payback by the judiciary against the government for …

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Pharmaceutical Patents and the Dawn of a New Era

On October 2, 2014 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

In a piece in the Indian Express a couple of days ago, I expressed some apprehension about the latest round of licensing agreements signed between Gilead and seven Indian generic companies. And argued that since many of our generic …

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The JAC Bills: From Representative to Deliberative Democracy?

On September 10, 2014 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

In a recent op-ed in the Mint, I lament the lack of public consultation in Indian law and policy making. I argue that its high time we moved from representative to deliberative democracy. I note …

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Excessive Delegation in the Judicial Appointments Bill?

On August 30, 2014 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

We bring you a guest post from Aradhya Sethia, a very bright third year student of the National Law School, Bangalore. The Vice of Excessive Delegation in the NJAC Bill, 2014: The Devil is in …

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The Impracticality of Jan Chaukidar

On August 8, 2013 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

We bring you a guest post from Shambo Nandy, a recent graduate of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences who now works with Raju Ramachandran, a leading Supreme Court counsel.  The judgment of …

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Call for Papers: Financial Laws and Policy

On October 1, 2012 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi invites papers for a national-level seminar titled “Financial Law & Policy: An Inter-disciplinary Approach” to be held at the National Law University, Delhi (NLU …

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