The recent arrest of the Andhra Jyothi editor and the reporters has justifiably raised concerns about the freedom of press. Commentators have already termed it as a tussle between social justice and freedom of press. …
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INDIA REVISITED
This week, my choice of the book for the blog is India Revisited: conversations on contemporary India (OUP, 2008)written by Ramin Jahanbegloo, an Iranian scholar who suffered imprisonment in his country. The author converses with …
Continue readingNew Bill to Regulate Surrogacy
I thank Mr. Venkatesan for drawing my attention to the article on surrogacy by Amrita Pande and the editorial in Mail Today. The government is apparently planning to bring in new legislation to regulate commercial …
Continue readingHow MPs discharge their duties
Rarely, Members of Parliament are evaluated for their work as Members of Parliament. This is not surprising, as MPs, first and foremost, are party men and women, and their role and contribution to the making …
Continue readingOccasional Digest of Law and Other Things
The following are links to some important articles on subjects which are of interest to us and on which some of us may be interested in sharing our reflections. (I have relaxed the standards of …
Continue readingTamil Nadu’s progressive step
This edit in the latest EPW complements Tamil Nadu for being the first State to recognise the rights of the transgender, treating it as a third category. A recent order by the Education Department of …
Continue readingThe Right to Recall
Voters in Chhattishgarh have recently exercised their ‘right to recall’ elected representatives. Although the general reception of the idea, strongly advocated by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, has been welcoming, this article advises caution. The …
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Understanding Seervai
H.M.Seervai: Doyen of Indian Constitutional Law – An Australian Appreciation by Justice Michael Kirby (Universal Law Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2008), is a fitting tribute to Seervai. This book reproduces the Seervai Centenary Memorial Lecture …
Continue readingResearch Paper: Achieving India’s Growth Potential
Just as the Indian economy reels from its double-digit inflation to the tune of approximately 11%, Goldman Sachs, the leading investment bank, has issued its latest research paper titled Ten Things for India to Achieve …
Continue readingLife and Liberty under RTI
The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have been agitating for justice for several days in New Delhi after walking all the way from Bhopal to press their demands. Some of them are in jail, …
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