Last week saw the Supreme Court decide T.S.R. Subramanian vs. Union of India. The judgment, involving the independence of the bureaucracy, is arguably the latest in a fascinating line of jurisprudence from the Court over …
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SC Update: Matters to be heard by Constitution Benches in September 2013
Guest Post by Manish G. On 22.08.2013, the Supreme Court Registry issued a notice listing certain pending matters before a Constitution Bench that will commence hearings w.e.f. 03.09.2013. The list is nearly ten pages …
Continue readingThe Impracticality of Jan Chaukidar
We bring you a guest post from Shambo Nandy, a recent graduate of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences who now works with Raju Ramachandran, a leading Supreme Court counsel. The judgment of …
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A court too far
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 …
Continue readingInteresting 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 …
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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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