The Nalsar Student Law Review (“NSLR”) is a student initiative, the primary aim of which has been to encourage legal writing and scholarship among students. The first volume of the NSLR was released in 2005. …
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Political Dynasties
Mail Today has carried a comprehensive story on political dynasties in India. Another article carried in the edit page today argues that power ought not to be given on a platter to lateral entrants to …
Continue readingParadox of Mandate 2009: Will the BJP abandon its Hindutva?
The results of the 2009 general elections have left the BJP very confused. It has been an interesting exercise to read different interpretations in the media about Mandate 2009. There are in fact conflicting interpretations …
Continue readingMinority Rights and Religious Identity
The judgment delivered by Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case of Gurleen Kaur vs. State of Punjab is of profound significance.(Readers can access the judgment on the High Court’s site (CWP14859/2008.Date:30/05/2009)Although the Court …
Continue readingProfile of Union Minister for Law and Justice: Past and the Present
Here are some links to the profiles of the new Union Law Minister, M.Veerappa Moily. *His profile as carried in the Administrative Reforms Commmission’s site. *This profile appeared in September 2008 in Business Standard. *2004 …
Continue readingPunjab violence: Applying the tort liability case
Recent events of violence in Punjab after the assasination of a Sikh guru in Vienna fall squarely within the type of cases that the Supreme Court intended to cover while delivering its judgment in In …
Continue readingCurbing and penalising inflammatory reporting
That was the subject of the workshop held by the Foundation for Media Professionals today in New Delhi for the sake of visiting journalists from Thailand. I was part of the panel which addressed different …
Continue readingDelay in selecting ministers: good or bad?
This editorial in the Telegraph laments the fact that the formation of the council of ministers took twelve days: This inordinate delay in forming a team that is supposed to present to the nation an …
Continue readingMore interesting comments on Verdict 2009
Arun has in an earlier post already drawn attention to certain views about what Verdict 2009 means. I found two comments which are very interesting. The first is by Ashis Nandy in the latest Tehelka …
Continue readingAllahabad High Court hearing on impunity provision
The CBI is about to begin arguments before the Allahabad High Court in the Taj Heritage Corridor case. The agency has to justify its decision not to prosecute Chief Minister Mayawati. It appears to be …
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