In this post our Senior Editor V. Venkatesan writes about the contempt case against the actor Suriya.
Guest Post by Sujoy Chatterjee The Union Government has faced criticism from sections of the media and civil society for imposing a 24-hour “ban” on Hindi news channel “NDTV India”. The Union...
The question, `After Jayalalithaa, Who?’, may sound premature to the followers of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J.Jayalalithaa, but it can no longer be avoided, especially when she is confined to...
Gautam Bhatia’s book is a fascinating exploration of the principles and issues involved in free speech jurisprudence. While other books on the subject are content with giving instances...
The Supreme Court’s judgment in the NJAC case is a significant development in India’s legal calendar in 2015. While the judgment has received extensive commentary in the media, its...
As the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench continues its unusual consequential hearing on the question of reforming the Collegium to recruit Judges on November 18, the doubts and...
LAOT is pleased to offer excerpts from the speeches of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice A.K.Sikri at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, while releasing a book, on September 3. Addressing a...
As compared to those lawyers who cannot be called legal eagles, a legal eagle is one who is clever and aggressive. Therefore, journalist Indu Bhan’s book, [Legal Eagles, Random House...
This book is a collection of lectures, and articles by and interviews with the retired Judge of the Madras High Court, Justice K.Chandru. This is also the first book to come out of...
Mukul Rohatgi is not the first Attorney General to apply for and obtain permission from the Central government to represent private parties in a given case. According to senior advocates of the...