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Nine-Judge Bench Examines Part XIII of the Constitution

On July 24, 2016 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

Last week, a nine-judge Supreme Court bench began hearing appeals relating to the interpretation of Part XIII of the Constitution (Articles 301-307). This nine-judge-bench is the sixteenth time that the Supreme Court has assembled in …

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Housing Discrimination update: Disturbed Areas Act and Real Estate Rules

On July 17, 2016 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

This blog has doggedly pursued the issue of housing discrimination and the need for legal regulation (see here and here). Sociological research by Sidhwani and Vithayathil & Singh add to the growing evidence of housing …

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Supreme Court on Pre-Legislative Consultation

On June 5, 2016 By Vasujith Ram In Uncategorized

This blog has previously carried commentary on pre-legislative scrutiny on several occasions: see here, here, here and here. A few weeks ago, on May 11, 2016, the Supreme Court delivered a judgment in the case …

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Reviewing Legislation under Article 14

On June 2, 2016 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Readers may have already heard of the excellent Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution edited by Khosla, Mehta and Choudhry. I have contributed a chapter on the application of Article 14 to judicial review of …

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Restrictions on Constitutional Amendments in Papua New Guinea and India

On May 18, 2016 By Douglas McDonald-Norman In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea (“SCPNG”)’s recent decision in Namah v Pato [2016] PGSC 13; SC1497 (“Namah”) found the detention of asylum seekers (transferred from Australia to Papua New Guinea [“PNG”]) in a …

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Freebies and Election Manifestos: New Developments

On May 16, 2016 By Vasujith Ram In Uncategorized

In a blog post last year, I had written about the (then) recently inserted Part VIII of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Part VIII deals with …

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9th Annual NLSIR Symposium 2015-16 – Goods and Services Tax: The Changing Face of Fiscal Federalism in India

On May 12, 2016 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

[The following announcement is being posted on behalf of the National Law School of India Review] The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR), the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University …

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Substantive Due Process Update

On May 8, 2016 By Abhinav Chandrachud In Uncategorized

Two interesting, recent cases tell a very different story about the incorporation of the U.S. doctrine of substantive due process in Indian constitutional law. In Rajbala v. Haryana, (2016) 2 SCC 445, a two-judge bench …

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Hingorani Foundation Pegasus Scholarship for Indian Lawyers

On April 25, 2016 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

This programme is being run in collaboration with the prestigious Pegasus Scholarship Trust. The programme is intended to provide young lawyers in India with a first-hand experience of the workings of the legal system in …

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DAKSH & NLU-D Access to Justice Conference on April 23 at IIC, Delhi

On April 21, 2016 By Harish Narsappa In Uncategorized

DAKSH’s Access to Justice Survey is the first systematic study in India to explore the needs and expectations of the users of the judicial system—the litigants. The survey was conducted across 305 lower courts across the …

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