Barack Obama’s op-ed piece in the New York Times on August 15, 2009, reminded me that government servants do not lose their individual rights when they assume office. Imagine a Congressional law...
This blog has, on several occasions, noted the outstanding work that PRS Legislative Research is conducting on India’s representative institutions. I was thrilled to find a new document...
I wish to draw the readers’ attention to the PILSARC‘s blog, a commendable attempt by Dr.Rajeev Dhavan to make his published articles and comments on public affairs in the form of...
Arguments have concluded and the judgment has been reserved in the case before the Constitution Bench. Here is the latest SC order giving details of counsel who argued on behalf of various litigants...
One of the interesting by-products of the Judges’ assets controversy is that we came to know of Justice K.Kannan’s blog. Today, most newspapers referred to him as one of those who...
The recent book ‘The Caged Phoenix: Can India Fly?’ by sociologist Dipankar Gupta is proving to be as controversial as the author himself. I have reviewed the book in ‘Biblio: A review of books’...
The decision of the Supreme Court judges to put their asset declarations on the Supreme Court website is a welcome first step towards transparency and accountability of judges in this country. It is...
The Supreme Court Judges, after a marathon meeting, have reportedly agreed to put details of their assets on the SC’s website. Here is the breaking story. The RTI applicant, Subhash C.Agrawal...
1. A.G.Noorani on the illegality of Jaswant Singh’s expulsion from the BJP. He refers to the Gopal Godse case and Justice Chandrachud’s judgment. Though he refers to S.95 Cr.P.C. in...
Some Rajya Sabha MP’s recently demanded a special law on honour killings by caste panchayats. Although the Home Minister seems to have rejected such a demand, some women’s groups think it...
The following piece was written by Chandan Gowda, one of our guest bloggers, in the newsletter of the Suchitra Film Society, which is the oldest film society in Bangalore. In the essay, Chandan...
Sometimes, our comments section includes more insightful observations than the posts themselves. In order that the exchange between Sandeep Dougal and Tarunabh Khaitan in the comments section of the...
“If you do not like anything in a particular book, then sit and discuss it. Banning a book is not a solution, we have to tackle it ideologically … If differences of opinion remain after a...