In a blog post last year, I had written about the (then) recently inserted Part VIII of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Part VIII deals with Election...
[The following announcement is being posted on behalf of the National Law School of India Review] The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR), the flagship journal of the National Law School of...
Two interesting, recent cases tell a very different story about the incorporation of the U.S. doctrine of substantive due process in Indian constitutional law. In Rajbala v. Haryana, (2016) 2 SCC...
This programme is being run in collaboration with the prestigious Pegasus Scholarship Trust. The programme is intended to provide young lawyers in India with a first-hand experience of the workings...
DAKSH’s Access to Justice Survey is the first systematic study in India to explore the needs and expectations of the users of the judicial system—the litigants. The survey was conducted across...
The Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the United Kingdom Upper Tribunal (“UKUT”) can issue ‘country guidance’ decisions, which guide (and, in most circumstances, bind) government decision-makers in...
NEW GENERATION SCHOLAR IN LAW AND INDIA Australia India Institute, Melbourne Law School Salary: $64,863* – $88,016 p.a. (*PhD entry Level $81,998 p.a.) plus 17% superannuation ...
A huge controversy has broken out in the Indian patent and public health space. Apparently, the Indian government offered an alleged under-the-table assurance to USIBC (and other US...
In a post some years ago, I reproduced a letter that I’d written to the then Chairman of the Bar Council, Gopal Subramanium (a leading senior counsel, whose prodigious talent I had the great...
Identified Lives versus Statistical Lives In Andy Weir’s book, The Martian (recently adapted into a Ridley Scott movie, starring Matt Damon), the lead character, an astronaut named Mark Watney, is...
(Guest Post by Rahul Bajaj) On Wednesday, after much anticipation, a single judge of the Delhi High Court delivered her verdict in the bail application filed by Kanhaiya Kumar, the President of the...
(Guest Post by Chintan Chandrachud) The doctrine of substantive legitimate expectations is a fairly new addition to the ‘armoury of courts in ensuring that discretions are exercised fairly’. It...
(Guest post by Shreya Atrey) On a friend’s invitation, I attended a Sabbath service at her synagogue, which is part of the Jewish Renewal movement. The Rabbi welcomed the ‘newcomers’...