The Gauhati High Court judgment in W.A. No.119 of 2008 in W.P.(C) No. 6877 of 2005 delivered by Justice A.Ansari (link available thanks to livelaw.in) has raised the hopes of several accused in cases...
Recently, many new books or new editions of the old ones on the various dimensions of Constitutional history and practice have been published. These four books are the first of these to...
For the Indian voter, the road ahead from NOTA to realising the right to reject all candidates, and as a consequence, seek a re-election, is not so insurmountable. Legally. Or so it appears to...
The Supreme Court’s NOTA judgment continues to fascinate observers. While the judgment is hailed by several eminent people from the civil society, it requires a serious study to unravel...
A man was arrested in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, by the police merely because his act of taking tea at a pubic place created suspicion that he was likely to indulge in some unlawful act. The...
Senior advocate of the Supreme Court, Raju Ramachandran has, in this article in today’s Economic Times, defended NOTA. His view is that a significant vote for NOTA...
Beginning of a new era with a Rahul stamp. Rarely we find intense political controversy within a political party on an ordinance. Although many reporters see Rahul Gandhi’s...
Supreme Court’s reasoning in the NOTA case, delivered today, appears to be strong on Article 19(1)(a) grounds. But on other aspects, I find the following justifications, very weak: * The...
Nitya Ramakrishnan, well-known Supreme Court lawyer, has authored a book, In custody: Law, Impunity and Prisoner abuse in South Asia (Sage). The following extracts are from the...
The launch of the second edition of Madhavi’s book recently in New Delhi created quite an excitement about the contents of the book, with Soli Sorabjee, who has written the foreword...