Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and now Delhi. There seems to be no let up in terrorist violence this year. How should liberals react to the deplorable violence perpetrated by terrorists, in the midst...
In pursuit of our efforts to provide links to primary and secondary sources for discussing contemporary issues and controversies, here are some which we may find useful in writing our posts and...
This is a guest post from Karan Lahiri, a final year student at National Law School, Bangalore, on a recent judgment on the constitutionality of reverse onus clauses: ‘Noor Aga v. State of...
Almost from the time of its inception, contributors to this blog have focused on the issue of corruption in the higher judiciary at regular intervals. This post from three years ago seems...
Are propagation and conversion part of Christianity? Even though the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Rev.Stainslaus case laid down that Article 25 does not include the right to convert, it...
In a recent post on a related matter, I mentioned the judgment in AK Roy: ‘In AK Roy v Union of India the duly enacted 44th Constitution Amendment Act 1978 provided that it shall come into...
The Salwa Judum case in the Supreme Court has taken a curious turn with the petitioners questioning the impartiality of the NHRC, which was asked by the Supreme Court to submit a report on human...
The J&K crisis has led to a renewed debate on whether the State deserves independence from India. Apologists for independence include Arundhati Roy, Vir Sanghvi and S.S.A.Aiyar. Those who argue...
My interest in the T.N.Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India got rekindled after the J&K Government’s controversial decision not to seek the Supreme Court’s opinion whether it...
Time and again, the Supreme Court reminds the courts below of the importance of speaking orders. State of Himachal Pradesh v. Sardara Singh is the latest of such reminders, which deserves to be...
Dr. Dhavan has sent the following in response to Venkatesan’s critique. I have his permission to post it on the blog: “Wrong But Delightful: A Response to V. Venkatesan– By Rajeev...
Understanding Rajeev Dhavan is a challenging exercise – whether in the courtroom or in print. Here, (pp.5-6)I have done my best, of course as a critique.
As J&K continues to pose a challenge to New Delhi, the spotlight has certainly moved away from the initial flaws of the decision makers in Srinagar which precipitated the crisis. As I analysed...