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The piece analyses the shortcomings in the recent judgment of the Delhi HC which decriminalised begging and further suggests, that the Central Government should come with uniform central legislation which adopts a rehabilitative approach on the issue of begging.
Continue readingChief Justice of India, Justice S.H.Kapadia gave an interesting lecture on the subject at IIC recently. The webcast of the lecture is available here. In his speech, the CJI alluded to the Supreme Court’s judgment …
Continue reading1. My article on the challenges to Supreme Court’s opaque functioning & why the Supreme Court Collegium is wrong in asking the Government to keep the Dinakaran recommendation in abeyance. 2. Nick Robinson’s survey of …
Continue readingIn this Mail Today piece, Rajeev Dhavan tries to answer all the apprehensions expressed by the CJAR in its letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairperson, Hamid Ansari. Reports suggest that Ansari has rejected the CJAR’s …
Continue readingTo,Shri Hamid AnsariVice President of India6 Maulana Azad RoadNew Delhi 21/1/09 Subject: Inquiry Committee appointed to inquire into the motion for the removal of Justice P.D. Dinakaran Dear Sir, We learn that you have appointed …
Continue readingThe Provident Fund scam in the Ghaziabad District Court, which came to light in January 2008, may be a tip of the iceberg. The huge ramifications of the scandal probably explain why we are nowhere …
Continue reading1. Forum for Judicial Accountability’s representation to SC collegium on Justice P.D.Dinakaran. 2. How the Central Vigilance Commission made itself irrelevant in the fight against corruption. 3. For those interested in long-format journalism, my article …
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