We have discussed the problem of unenforced legislations (i.e. Acts duly passed by Parliament but not brought into force by government) previously on this blog. The recently passed amendments to the...
The last surviving member of our Constituent Assembly, Ranbir Singh Hooda, died on February 1. I’m unclear whether Hooda made any significant contributions to the Constituent Assembly’s...
Does section 295A of the Indian Penal Code prohibit us from criticising religion? In an outrageous act, police arrested the editor and publisher of The Statesman for re-publishing an article by...
The appeal filed by the Supreme Court against the of the decision of the Central Information Commission in the judges’ assets declaration case has been discussed on this blog here and here. In...
Today’s Hindu carries the CEC’s response to the Hindu’s coverage of the controversy over his recommendation to remove EC, Navin Chawla, and the Hindu’s editor-in-chief N...
For those interested, the Dept. of Sociology, University of Mumbai, is organizing the 8th Professor A. R. Desai Memorial Lecture to be held on February 20, 2009 at 3.00 p.m. at the Pherozeshah Mehta...
This Saturday I attended the first ever Lok Adalat focusing on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). It was held in Latehar, Jharkhand. The day began with thousands of poor people from...
1. V.R.Krishna Iyer on the case for a council to choose Judges 2.A.G.Noorani’s review of David Pannick’s book, I Have To Move My Car: Tales of Unpersuasive Advocates and Injudicious...
As India’s vigilante police threaten to punish public display of affection (PDA)in Karnataka and elsewhere by seeking to impose their own versions of Indian culture, it is perhaps time to...
By Guest Blogger: Sandeep Vishnu [Student, III Year, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University] As part of its ongoing series of guest lectures, the Seminar and Discussion Committee of Campus Law Centre...
By Guest Blogger: Manoj Mitta In the controversy over whether the Chief Election Commissioner was empowered to make a suo motu recommendation against an Election Commissioner, one interesting...
Whatever might be the implications for the individuals involved in the current controversy over the Election Commission, the CEC’s second letter to the President raises a very important point...
The recommendation of the CEC to the President has created a constitutional crisis. The Law Minister’s statement that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) cannot suo motu recommend the removal...