Some of our contributors and readers have put together a fascinating collection of articles based on research and analysis on various aspects of access to Supreme Court in the latest cover story of Frontline. (Readers …
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Tag: Indian Supreme Court
Interesting Conflicts and the Basis for Bias: The Right Peg?
Two important IP developments in the recent past have thrown up interesting issues around the standards for judicial recusal and for determining conflict of interest. Novartis Patent Dispute and Judicial Recusal 1. Justice Dalveer Bhandari …
Continue readingSocial Rights in India
In the new issue of the International Journal of Constitutional Law, I study the social rights jurisprudence of the Indian Supreme Court. I make many arguments, and the piece is available here. The abstract is …
Continue readingNandini Sundar v State of Chattisgarh
This post continues the conversation Rohit has already begun on this very interesting case. The following are the most important orders given by the Justices Sudershan Reddy and Surinder Singh Nijjar of the Supreme Court …
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Review of George H.Gadbois Jr.’s book
By Arushi Garg Judges of the Supreme Court of India (1950-1989) by George H. Gadbois, Jr.,(OUP, 2011) seeks to study the background and life of the ninety three judges who were elevated to the Supreme …
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Judges of Indian Supreme Court: Beyond biography?
George Gadbois’ book on Supreme Court Judges is bound to invite mixed reactions from readers. My review is no exception. I welcome reviews by other contributors as well.
Continue readingSC vs. CIC: Does SC have a case?
The Supreme Court has gone to the High Court again, appealing against a CIC order. If it was about the declaration of assets earlier, this time it is to assert the primacy of the Supreme …
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Potpourri
1.Shekhar Hattangadi’s comment in Afternoon Despatch and Courier on Supreme Court’s recent ‘What the hell is going on in this country’ remark. 2.My critical comment on the Gujarat High Court’s controversial judgment holding bhoomipuja a …
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Countermajoritarianism, the Court and the Capital
Unelected courts in constitutional democracies are described as “countermajoritarian” fundamentally because they carry the power to invalidate law enacted by the directly elected representatives of the people. However, in a purely formal sense, is the …
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OBITUARY: Former Chief Justice of India, A.N.Ray [Guest post by K.N.Bhat, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court]
A.N.Ray CJI – an unwitting visionary? Justice Ajit Nath Ray, who retired as Chief Justice of India on 28.1.1977, died on December 25, 2010 at the ripe age of 99. On the date of his …
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