[The following resolution was adopted at the Convention held in New Delhi today] The present system of appointments by the Collegium of Judges suffers from nepotism, arbitrariness and lack of...
The Third National Convention of the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) was flagged off today on the Issues of Judicial Appointments, Complaints against judges, Contempt of Court...
The CJAR’s 3rd Convention will continue its deliberations on Feb.7 at the Seminar Hall of NMML tomorrow. The following is the agenda: SESSION 1 : THE JUDICIARY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES Moderator –...
A new blog – Legal Research India – was recently brought to my attention. Created by Arjun Sheoran, a student a NLSIU, it looks like a welcome new legal research tool that not only...
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reform is organising the 3RD NATIONAL CONVENTION on February 6 and 7 at the Main Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Teen Murti House, New...
Images of a tense, sweaty (it could of course have been a charade) Tony Blair fielding questions on his decision to go into Iraq is no substitute for punishment. But is that the purpose of an Inquiry...
Britain has taken the first step to move away from the First Past the Post System (FPP) with the Prime Minister promising to initiate legislation giving the people the right to switch to an...
Two very interesting recent pieces on the Unique Identification Scheme (UID). The first, by Ravi Shukla, appeared in the Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) about two weeks ago; available here. The...
Accountability Initiative, an excellent initiative at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, is looking for a Research Associate. The initiative has three core program areas: Research – The...
This has been a week of anniversaries. Last Sunday marked sixty years since the Constituent Assembly met for its final session and members signed the Constitution. The Election Commission observed...
There is a story told in India about access to the Supreme Court: That it is broad, that it reaches out to the downtrodden. As a result, many have the image of a Court backlogged with petitions by...
A recent United States Supreme Court opinion in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, reminded me of the “antidistortion” argument involving campaign finance questions under the...
1. My article on the challenges to Supreme Court’s opaque functioning & why the Supreme Court Collegium is wrong in asking the Government to keep the Dinakaran recommendation in abeyance...