Suresh Kumar Koushal v Naz Foundation (“Koushal”) is a bad decision which must be overturned. This is not a new or an original observation. (See, for example, most of December 2013 on this blog.) This …
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Section 377 and Refugee Status Determination
The impact of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is not measurable solely by reference to formal prosecutions resulting in reported decisions. As the Delhi High Court found in Naz Foundation v Government of …
Continue readingLawyers of Delhi
The Pathe’ film archive has wonderful clips from Delhi in 1947. I came across this silent clip on the courts in Delhi in 1947, to my knowledge, the only visual documentation that we have of …
Continue readingTaslima Nasreen and India’s treatment of refugees
So, Taslima Nasreen’s visa has been generously extended for six more months. I will try to present certain legal issues that her stay in India present. Although one can go further back in history, let …
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