I am very pleased to introduce Douglas McDonald as a full-time contributor. Douglas is a tipstaff (judicial clerk) at the Supreme Court of New South Wales. He previously worked as a solicitor and...
(Guest post by Alok Prasanna) Since there is no dispute on the correctness of the judgments, the wrongness of Koushal or the facts cited, where Rupali and I fundamentally disagree I guess is on the...
(Guest post by Rupali Samuel) In light of the curative petitions in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation, it has been argued by Shivendra Singh here and Alok Prasanna here that “one of the two...
(Guest post by Shivendra Singh) This note is a comment on the inherent powers of the Supreme Court of India to modify, recall and set aside its final judgments and orders. Part I of the note explains...
Guest post by Douglas McDonald As I have previously written, not all British judges left India after Independence; a small number of these judges ‘stayed on’, even remaining in service into the 1970s...
Gautam Bhatia’s book is a fascinating exploration of the principles and issues involved in free speech jurisprudence. While other books on the subject are content with giving instances...
To mark Republic Day this year, the Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore is organising a discussion on ‘The Constituent Assembly Debates in Contemporary Times’ on Monday, January...
[The following announcement is posted on behalf of the Centre for WTO Studies] The Centre for WTO Studies, in partnership with the World Trade Institute, Berne is launching the 3rd WTI –...
The Supreme Court’s judgment in the NJAC case is a significant development in India’s legal calendar in 2015. While the judgment has received extensive commentary in the media, its...
The School of Policy and Governance at the Azim Premji University, where I now teach, is launching a new, one-year LL.M in Law and Development for the academic year 2016-17. Details about the...