The FL’s cover story on GM debate reflects the diversity of views on the contentious issue. In my piece, I have traced the cases in the Supreme Court, and how the petitioners could be credited...
While I am interested by the fine legal arguments and counter arguments which have been made here regarding the retirement of Justice A.P. Shah, and the wider debate concerning the elevation of...
It may be just a coincidence that even as Indian public opinion deplores the non-elevation of Justice A.P.Shah to the Supreme Court, Pakistan too is debating the Presiden’s power to appoint...
I thank Argya for his extensive comments on my post. I wish he also responded to Points 5 and 6 of my previous post, which clarify some of the issues. Now, let me come to the specifics. 1. I referred...
The following is a response to Venkatesan’s earlier post titled ‘Supreme Court’s Loss: How can it be remedied?’ from Arghya Sengupta, research student, University of Oxford...
Lawyers, Cases and the Telangana movement by Vasudha Nagraj The agitation for separate Telangana, by the students of Osmania University, has drawn severe repression from the police. For the past two...
I draw readers’ attention to Salil Tripathi’s interesting piece on Justice A.P.Shah’s non-elevation to the Supreme Court in Livemint. I especially liked his view that Justice Shah...
The debate on strict scrutiny is heating up, and Thakur is certainly not the final word on it. This blog has looked at the issue on previous occasions. After Thakur’s refusal to apply strict...
Recently, the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO), a book publishers association, registered its strong protest against the ongoing Google Book Search (GBS) settlement terms in the US...
The Seminar on Delays in the Indian Legal System: Legal, Judicial and Institutional Reforms is being held on Friday 19 February 2010 at Jindal Global Law School in Sonipat, Haryana. The programme is...
Justice Shah, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, retired yesterday. His liberalism, sensitivity and legal acumen are there for anyone to see in a string of landmark cases. Naz Foundation, judges...
Following Vice President Hamid Ansari’s call to bring intelligence agencies under legislative oversight, Foundation for Media Professionals (www.fmp.org.in) is organising a panel discussion on...
News sources report that Shahid Azmi, the lawyer representing 26/11 accused Fahim Ansari, has been killed after assailants broke into his office and shot him twice at point-blank range. The...