Reading my notes on the hearing of the case, Swamy Shraddananda @ Murali Monahar Mishra v.State of Karnataka, in the light of the Amnesty International India’s report on death penalty (subject of the...

I apologize for my delayed comments on this issue. It took me quite a while to review and internalize these judgments. This judgment had created more cobwebs than it had cleared. Ascertaining the...

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has a lot of control in shaping which justices sit on what bench, especially larger constitutional benches. How though can we look to see if he is using this...

I have a paper that is being published this fall in Wash. U. Global Studies Law Rev. on the rise of the Court in India. I still hope to do another substantial round of edits before being its...

This year’s ICC-India campaign began with its 2nd National Consultation on International Criminal Court and India in New Delhi today. The campaign is an eight-year old anti-impunity campaign, which...

Well, that is how Justice M.Katju’s observations on judicial activism must be known as. Today, the Times of India has carried Soli Sorabjee’s response to Justice Katju’s observation on April 21 that...

In the recent Chief Justices Conference held in New Delhi, Resolution No.12, passed at the Conference, asked the High Courts to strictly follow the Judgment given in Divine Retreat Centre vs. State...

In the last post on the subject, I summarized the arguments of Shoukat’s counsel, Shanti Bhushan. On April 22, the Additional Solicitor General, Gopal Subramanium made his submissions before the P.P...

This blog, among other things, will continue to record Justice M.Katju’s love-hate relationship with the PILs. Here are two reports on yesterday’s hearing in his court, to compensate for...

Here are some more articles which appeared in recent days on the Judgment. I add my summary/comments briefly for record. 1. Harsh Sethi, Editor, Seminar in DNA: Regrets that policy debate and public...