As a follow up from Madhav’s post, I think that terms like ‘judicial activism’ can hide more than they reveal. One needs to be careful about the precise judicial role where the...
In an article in the current issue of the Economic & Political Weekly, Animesh Sharma explores the jurisprudential basis of Article 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the constitutional validity of...
Recent months have seen substantial debate on the Supreme Court’s emerging attitude towards reforming public interest litigation (PIL), especially in light of Justice Katju’s...
Guest post: By Gopal Sankaranarayanan Apropos the post on the symbolism attached to our national buildings I got thinking about the looming edifice which feeds so much of what is debated on this blog...
1. Rajeev Dhavan’s review of Shanti Bhushan’s book2. Supreme Court to frame guidelines on encounter deaths.3. How general candidates made it to IITs scoring less than 10 marks in physics...
If an instance is required to illustrate the shift in Supreme Court’s PIL jurisprudence between 1990s and now, it is this. The petitioner, the Association for Democratic Reforms, wanted to...
Many analysts have been quick to compare Obama’s successful strategy in the U.S.Presidential elections with the chances of aspiring Indian politicians from the Minorities, especially Mayawati...
Political parties are already on the election mode, and have begun discussions on what could possibly go into their manifestoes. This report says the Congress party has sought the views of the senior...
Halsbury’s Law’s November 2009 issue is on Judicial Reforms. Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justice A.K.Ganguly provides the historical perspective.. Prashant Bhushan, in his...
I had never believed that the legitimacy of our governments in fact stems from the symbols of the state, that is, the actual buildings which house the powers-that-be till I read this interesting...
Today’s Indian Express carries a front page story suggesting that MHA has advised President not to give assent to the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act, because it is as harsh as POTA...
The ongoing hearing in Dr.K.Krishna Murthy case at the Supreme Court yesterday brought to the fore Karnataka Government’s defence of quota for forward castes. This story gives a gist of the...
In a part-hilarious piece, M.J.Antony pleads for safeguards in defence of the litigant in the context of rampant absenteeism by the lawyers. He says: “The remedy in the Civil Procedure Code and...