In recent years, the Supreme Court of India has gradually scaled up the practice of recruiting recent law graduates to serve as research assistants under the sitting Justices. The notification...
The Court’s recent decision to frame guidelines to regulate reporting of its proceedings raises many important issues. As Siddharth Varadarajan argues, it is both unnecessary and inconsistent...
An op-ed in this morning’s New York Times recalls Charles Dickens’ jaundiced views of the law and lawyers. Even today, Dicken’s views are a sobering...
Earlier this week, the government scrambled to obtain the President’s consent before the Lokpal Bill was sent to the Rajya Sabha. It was widely reported that presidential approval was necessary...
In this interesting recent piece, Arghya Sengupta revisits the vexed issue of nuclear liability law, specifically Rule 24 of the newly notified Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Rules...
This article by Sukhdeo Thorat discusses the government’s decision to establish quotas for SC-ST entrepreneurs in procurement. It is an interesting refinement of traditional affirmative action...
This has got to be one of the most interesting back-and-forth during a Supreme Court argument. Gone are the days of judges passively listening to senior advocates drone on and on. This bench, at...
Why is it so hard for women to become senior advocates in Bombay? This is a national disgrace. I’m sure the numbers aren’t much better at other high courts or in the Supreme Court. No...
I am very pleased to welcome George H. Gadbois, Jr. to Law and Other Things. Professor Gadbois has been a distinguished scholar of Indian law and judicial behaviour for several decades. He obtained...
Our Independence Day also marks the 150th anniversary of the Madras High Court. The Hindu published an excellent opinion editorial on the subject by Justice Chandru who is a sitting judge. He calls...