My interest in the T.N.Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India got rekindled after the J&K Government’s controversial decision not to seek the Supreme Court’s opinion whether it...
Time and again, the Supreme Court reminds the courts below of the importance of speaking orders. State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sardara Singh is the latest of such reminders, which deserves to be...
Understanding Rajeev Dhavan is a challenging exercise – whether in the courtroom or in print. Here, (pp.5-6)I have done my best, of course as a critique.
As J&K continues to pose a challenge to New Delhi, the spotlight has certainly moved away from the initial flaws of the decision makers in Srinagar which precipitated the crisis. As I analysed...
The Delhi High Court’s judgment has significant dimensions, and will be debated in the coming days. For the moment, I am just giving the link to help co-bloggers to reflect on this judgment...
The Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil has been the butt of criticism in the media for his handling of the J&K crisis. Much of the criticism, it appeared to me, was without substance. This...
The Supreme Court’s judgment in the case of A.Chowgule and Co.Ltd. vs. Goa Foundation &Ors delivered on August 18th by Justices Tarun Chatterjee and Harjit Singh Bedi is truly landmark...
The Centre has reportedly said that it is not responsible for the delay in the execution of the convict in the Parliament attack case, Afzal Guru. But this contradicts the Secretary to former...
The matter relating to lifting of Maharashtra Government’s ban on James Laine’s book, Shivaji came up for hearing before Justices Arijit Pasayat and Mukundakam Sharma today, and has been...
The study of PILs in the Supreme Court should indeed be fascinating. To look for guidelines on which cases get admitted and which do not (at least in Justice M.Katju’s court) would be an...