In last week’s Mint, I discuss an early controversy over judicial appointments. Shortly before Republic Day in 1950, Nehru had second thoughts about the first chief justice. But Patel pushed...
In this recent piece in the Indian Express I argue that with the collegium system restored the primary question now turns to how to improve it. To be clear, I take no position in the piece (or...
The following is a guest post by Dolashree Mysoor, who is a Research Associate at the Azim Premji University, and works with the University’s Hub for Education Law and...
One of the major challenges for Indian legal historians has been to try and understand the legal systems of pre-colonial India. For a variety of reasons, there are no surviving central court archives...
The Land Rights Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research is looking to hire a research associate for a short term contractual period (six months subject to extension based on performance) ...
LAOT is pleased to offer excerpts from the speeches of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice A.K.Sikri at the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, while releasing a book, on September 3. Addressing a...
As compared to those lawyers who cannot be called legal eagles, a legal eagle is one who is clever and aggressive. Therefore, journalist Indu Bhan’s book, [Legal Eagles, Random House...
This book is a collection of lectures, and articles by and interviews with the retired Judge of the Madras High Court, Justice K.Chandru. This is also the first book to come out of...
Although comparative constitutional law has steadily grown as a field, it still remains narrow in its geographical focus. South Asia, in particular, is an region that has been neglected. In...
(The author of this post was present in court for the last day of arguments on 12.8.2015 but prefers this to be an anonymous post. This post concludes our coverage of the arguments in this case and I...
[The following announcement is posted on behalf of the National Law School of India Review] The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue...
(As the arguments in Union of India v. Sriharan head towards conclusion, Nishant Gokhale brings you the arguments presented on 11.8.2015) Dr. Yug Mohit Chaudhary continued his arguments...
(This post by Nishant Gokhale documents the arguments presented on 6.8.2015) The arguments today (6.8.2015) continued with Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Senior Advocate arguing for the State of Tamil Nadu. The...