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Same Sex Marriages: California Supreme Court’s decision and our own S.377

On May 17, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The California Supreme Court’s decision legalising same sex marriages has been hailed as a landmark decision. The purpose of referring to this decision is to post a curtain-raiser to an important hearing on May 19 …

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Judgment in Shoukat Hussain Guru case: the unanswered questions

On May 14, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The Supreme Court in its judgment delivered today in the case of Shoukat Hussain Guru appears to have admitted its helplessness in correcting a flaw in its judgment, after the dismissal of review and curative …

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The beginnings of Mandal III case?

On May 12, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Well, that is how I shall describe today’s proceedings of Pan-IIM Alumni Association v. Union of India (W.P.[c] 3449/2008] before the Delhi High Court Bench comprising Justices T.S.Thakur and Siddharth Mridul. Today, the petitioners’ counsel, …

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A significant contribution to law of torts

On May 10, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

It has been the general perception that the law of torts is not as well developed in India as in the West. While there is some basis to this perception, there has been some very …

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Sethusamudram & M.F.Husain cases: A study in contrast

On May 10, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

On May 8, the Supreme Court, before adjourning the hearing of the Sethusamudram case to July 22, asked the Centre to consider an alternative alignment for the proposed canal, without damaging the Ramar Setu, and …

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Venugopal v. Union of India

On May 9, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The judgment in P. Venugopal v. Union of India delivered on Thursday is obviously interesting because it causes political embarrassment to the government by striking down an ill-advised piece of legislation. But it is also …

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Women’s Reservation Bill:Behind the resistance from OBC MPs

On May 9, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The Women’s reservation Bill has once again made it to Parliament, this time, through Rajya Sabha, so that it does not lapse, with the dissolution of Lok Sabha, as happened three times earlier. But have …

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EC’s obsession with free and fair elections: An alternative perspective

On May 9, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

It was refreshing to read an article in Business Line on the other side of EC’s obsession with ensuring free and fair elections, in the context of the assembly elections in Karnataka. The author says: …

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An Equal Opportunity Commission?

On May 8, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The Madhav Menon Committee Report on the establishment of an Equal Opportunity Commission submitted recently to the government recommends outlawing discrimination against ‘deprived groups’ in the public as well as private sector. The ‘deprived groups’ …

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JUDGMENT ALERT

On May 7, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Tomorrow, Justice Arijit Pasayat will deliver the judgment in the case of Maninderjit Singh Bitta v. UOI, on behalf of a three-Judge Bench. Bitta, who runs a movement against terrorism, has sought early implementation of …

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