Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir has delivered a few judgments towards the end of his tenure, which are noteworthy. Among these is Subhas Popatlal Dave v. UOI in which, contrary...
The Right to Information Act, 2005, with its 31 sections and two schedules, is one of the outstanding legislations of Indian Parliament. In view of its inherent potential to ensure...
Some of our contributors and readers have put together a fascinating collection of articles based on research and analysis on various aspects of access to Supreme Court in the latest cover...
Constitutional Nationalism and Legal Exclusion: Equity, Identity Politics and Democracy in Nepal by Mara Malagodi This book is a detailed case study of Nepal’s post-1990 constitutional...
By Pratiksha Baxi There is a surging hope that the Justice Verma Commission will do justice to the cries for freedom and justice resounding in the city surely and loudly since the tragic death...
The Supreme Court’s split decision in this case raises some interesting issues. In this article, I touch upon two such issues within the limitations of space. One is why the CJI has never...
Chief Justice of India, Justice S.H.Kapadia gave an interesting lecture on the subject at IIC recently. The webcast of the lecture is available here. In his speech, the CJI alluded to the...
In the public discourse, there is much misinformed analysis of the recent controversy over reservation in promotions. In this recent article, Mr.P.S.Krishnan explains the issues succinctly...
The stage is set for a major campaign in favour of commutation of death sentences awarded to 12 convicts, with Justice Prabha Sridevan’s excellent piece in The Hindu today highlighting the case...
Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the PIL filed by Rahul Srivastava, a student, questioning the continuance in office of Justice Dalveer Bhandari, who has been nominated for the post of a...