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Tag: Judicial Activism

The Supreme Court of Pakistan Recognizes “Basic Stucture”

On August 8, 2015 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

13 out of 17 judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan held that the Supreme Court has intrinsic powers to review the constitutionality of a constitutional amendment. While the “basic structure” doctrine had been argued …

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How Green is my Supreme Court?

On January 21, 2014 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

What has been the record of the Supreme Court in protecting the environment? Geetanjoy Sahu in a recent article in the Economic and Political Weekly examines every Supreme Court case dealing with enviromental issues from …

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S Ct Judgment on Bureaucratic Independence

On November 7, 2013 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

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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Former Chief Justice Kabir’s legacy and some recent instances of judicial activism

On July 20, 2013 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir has delivered a few judgments towards the end of his tenure, which are noteworthy.   Among these is Subhas Popatlal Dave v. UOI  in which, contrary to the decade-long tradition of …

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The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Structures

On September 14, 2012 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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On Judicial Activism

On March 7, 2011 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

I have recently had the chance to collect some thoughts on activism by the Supreme Court in this recent article in the Times of India. In this article, I argue that there are three key …

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Judicial Activism and the Bar

On October 27, 2010 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

Asma Jahangir’s election as the first woman President of the the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan today continues to complicate the changing frontiers of judiciary/executive confrontation in Pakistan. The election was hotly contested with …

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Supreme Court: Case updates

On July 28, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

*PUCL v. UOI. W.P.(C) 196/2001. (Food security case) Order dated July 27. Next date of hearing: August 12, 2010. *HT report on the hearing by Justice Katju Bench (M/s Nouveau Capitaland Fin.Ltd. v. State of …

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Courage Craft and Contention: Human Rights and the Judicial Imagination (Transcript of public lectures by Justice A P Shah and Prof. Baxi

On June 23, 2010 By Lawrence Liang In Uncategorized

On the 12th of June, the Alternative Law Forum (ALF) celebrated its tenth anniversary with a public lecture by Justice A P Shah and Prof. Upendra Baxi on the topic Courage Craft and Contention: Human …

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Legislating Rights: Parliament, Courts and Separation of Powers

On April 13, 2010 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

In an interesting column in the Indian Express, Mihir Sharma ponders over ‘The Four Rights that millennial India has promised its people — to information, to food, to education, and to (rural) employment’ and notes …

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