Guest Post by Prashanth Reddy Sometime later this year, Parliament is going to have yet another debate on the degree of ‘independence’ of an Indian regulatory body. The regulator in question is the...
When Supreme Court substitutes death sentence imposed by the trial court and confirmed by the High Court by a sentence of imprisonment for life, it deserves appreciation. Each such decision by...
Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra, (hereafter referred to as Ajitsingh) deserves a close study by all those concerned about the award of death...
The Anna movement and the media The Foundation for Media Professionals held a panel discussion on the subject at IIC, New Delhi on Aug.31. Highlights of the discussion are available on the Events...
The country is in the midst of a huge suspense, with Team Anna hardening its demands to end Anna Hazare’s fast. When he was released (or rather released himself) from Tihar Jail, the Team Anna...
Rajya Sabha has just begun the process of removal of Justice Soumitra Sen with Sitaram Yechury speaking on the motion. The debate can be watched live from here. The Report of the Inquiry...
When Ram Jethmalani exposed for the first time how the Central Government used the instrument of ratification to cover up corruption (on August 6 at CJAR convention in New Delhi -see Events page), it...
The Bombay High Court has rejected the petitions challenging the film certification granted to the film, Aarakshan. In this judgment, the Bench, relying on the Supreme Court judgment...
[The following are excerpts from the Supreme Court Judge Justice A.K.Ganguly’s speech at the release of the book on Corruption and Human Rights in India written by C.Raj Kumar, Vice...
The media’s reportage of Nandini Sundar judgment mostly focussed on the judgment, rather than on how the petitioners fought and won the case, untrammelled by the dilatory tactics of the...