* My analysis of MCOCA and its application to Hindutva terror groups. * My appreciation of the Supreme Court’s judgment in the James Laine case. *How lack of transparency in the appointment of information commissioners …
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James Laine vindicated
Supreme Court finally lifted its ill-advised stay of Bombay High Court’s order lifting the ban on James Laine’s book on Shivaji. Supreme Court’s order, delivered by Justices D.K.Jain and H.L.Dattu, on July 9 is here. …
Continue readingGujarat HC lifts the ban on Jaswant Singh’s book
Gujarat High Court has lifted the ban on Jaswant Singh’s book on Jinnah. The judgment starts with a quote by Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England and a renowned Jurist: Read not to contradict and …
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1. A.G.Noorani on the illegality of Jaswant Singh’s expulsion from the BJP. He refers to the Gopal Godse case and Justice Chandrachud’s judgment. Though he refers to S.95 Cr.P.C. in passing, I have dealt with …
Continue readingHow Gujarat Government ignored Atal Behari Vajpayee
“If you do not like anything in a particular book, then sit and discuss it. Banning a book is not a solution, we have to tackle it ideologically … If differences of opinion remain after …
Continue readingGujarat Government’s unsustainable ban on Jaswant Singh’s book
Despite the huge controversy that the book has led to within and outside the BJP, the Gujarat Government may have no case at all to ban Jaswant Singh’s book on Jinnah. The text of the …
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