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The Draft ART Bill, 2008

On October 9, 2008 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

The MOHFW has published a draft ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) bill on its website (here and here). The bill seeks to regulate the practice of surrogacy. On the whole, it is well written and avoids …

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Legal rights for cohabitees

On October 8, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

In a previous post, this blog discussed the issue of legal recognition of non-marital cohabitational relationships. The Maharashtra cabinet appears to have cleared a proposal to expand the definition of ‘wife’ in section 125 of …

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OCCASIONAL DIGEST

On October 8, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

1. NHRC’s report on Salwa Judum presented to the Supreme Court. The report, contrary to what the CJI observed during the last hearing, defends Salwa Judum, even while making certain recommendations on the anti-Naxal strategy. …

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Welcoming a new contributor: Namita Wahi

On October 4, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Namita Wahi, whose inaugural post is below, is a welcome addition to our team. Here is a brief bio: Namita graduated from National Law School, Bangalore in 2004. That same year, she pursued an LLM …

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Amartya Sen argues for theory of Comparative Justice

On October 3, 2008 By Namita Wahi In Uncategorized

In a lecture at Harvard Law School last week, Amartya Sen spoke about the “idea of justice,” a topic developed further in his forthcoming book. He began by outlining two approaches that Enlightenment thinkers had …

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Naz Foundation II

On September 29, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Arun, thanks for posting on the Naz case. The Lawyers’ Collective website does not have the minutes of the fantastic arguments made on 25th September 2008 by Shyam Divan on behalf of the intervenors ‘Voices …

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Naz Foundation Case: Update and links

On September 29, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Hearings on the Naz Foundation case are currently underway in the Delhi High Court. The May round of hearings formed the basis of prior posts on the blog (available here, here and here). Here is …

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Nanavati Report on Godhra tragedy

On September 26, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The much-talked about Nanavati Report on the Godhra tragedy is here. I am yet to read the report, but what I found was that a parallel inquiry held by Justice U.C.Banerjee, set up by the …

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Parties, recognition and their symbols

On September 25, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Political parties, to achieve recognition by the Election Commission, must have considerable following; recognition is granted in the form of exclusive symbols for identification by voters at the time of elections. Therefore, the argument that …

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RAND CORPORATION’S STUDY ON TERRORISM

On September 25, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Given the interest amongst us on how the Government of India ought to respond to terrorism, this study by Rand Corporation throws light on how terrorist groups end. In particular, the authors conclude that policing …

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