1. V.R.Krishna Iyer on the case for a council to choose Judges 2.A.G.Noorani’s review of David Pannick’s book, I Have To Move My Car: Tales of Unpersuasive Advocates and Injudicious Judges. 3.The bizarre story of …
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Case for repealing S.294(a) IPC
As India’s vigilante police threaten to punish public display of affection (PDA)in Karnataka and elsewhere by seeking to impose their own versions of Indian culture, it is perhaps time to examine the relevance of S.294(a) …
Continue readingLegal intervention to avail right to education and right to health – A report on Mr.Ashok Aggarwal’s lecture
By Guest Blogger: Sandeep Vishnu [Student, III Year, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University] As part of its ongoing series of guest lectures, the Seminar and Discussion Committee of Campus Law Centre, Delhi University invited advocate …
Continue readingNavin Chawla’s volte face
By Guest Blogger: Manoj Mitta In the controversy over whether the Chief Election Commissioner was empowered to make a suo motu recommendation against an Election Commissioner, one interesting background detail that has gone unnoticed is …
Continue readingBipartisan and non-partisan appointments for democratic institutions
Whatever might be the implications for the individuals involved in the current controversy over the Election Commission, the CEC’s second letter to the President raises a very important point. Under the current scheme of things …
Continue readingCEC Recommendations: A Constitutional Analysis
The recommendation of the CEC to the President has created a constitutional crisis. The Law Minister’s statement that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) cannot suo motu recommend the removal of the Election Commissioner (EC) is …
Continue readingEC’s removal: Relevance of SC’s August 7, 2007 order
In the update to my previous post, I cast doubts on the correctness of the Supreme Court’s August 7, 2007 order, in view of a vague sentence appearing immediately after the Bench sums up Ram …
Continue readingAddressing Judicial Activism in the Indian Supreme Court
The term “judicial activism” is used unhesitatingly to describe the working of the Indian Supreme Court. In an attempt to understand and critique the usage of this term, I examine the manner in which it …
Continue readingFifth National Conference on Electoral and Political Reforms
The 5th National Conference on Electoral and Political Reforms was held in Mumbai on Jan 31 and Feb 1. The conference was organised by the Association of Democratic Reforms (“ADR”) and the National Election Watch …
Continue readingAccess to Justice & Emerging jurisprudence in PIL cases
GUEST BLOGGERS: Aditi Gopalakrishnan and Pranav Sachdeva [Both our guest bloggers are students of Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. Aditi (II year)and Pranav (III year) are also members of CLC’s seminar and discussion committee. We …
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