[Ed Note: We are happy to report the release of IJCL’s Vol. 9 (2020). This Volume of the Journal seems quite promising with 11 pieces in the form of 7 Articles, 2 Essays and 2 …
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Tag: Judicial Accountability
Delhi High Court on Beggary: Law Untangled but not Completely
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 readingThe Jurisprudence of Constitutional Structures
Chief 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 readingFrom Frontline’s latest issue….
1. 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 readingRajeev Dhavan against doubting Dinakaran panel
In 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 readingDocument: CJAR’s letter to Hamid Ansari on the Dinakaran Inquiry
To,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 readingUnravelling the PF scam
The 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 readingOccasional Digest
1. 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 …
Continue readingJustice Kannan says goodbye to blogging
It is a sad day for Justice Kannan of Punjab and Haryana High Court for having to conclude his blogging experience. A sad day for his readers as well. Read the reasons for his last …
Continue readingJustice Verma on Justice Bhat’s judgment and the judges’ assets controversy
Justice Bhat’s judgment on declaration of assets by judges continues to be in the limelight, and has drawn high praise from the former CJI, Justice Verma, in an op-ed that appears in today’s Express. In …
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