Shoukat Hussain Guru is one of the convicts in the Parliament attack case, having been sentenced to 10 years R.I. He challenged his conviction (strangely by the Supreme Court as the trial court did not …
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Supreme Court’s PRO: Is it constitutional?
Dr.Rajeev Dhavan has raised an important issue in today’s Mail Today on the constitutionality of Supreme Court’s PRO. Citing from the website of the Supreme Court, he asks whether it is Constitutional. Rajeev Dhavan’s article …
Continue readingDerivatives in Commodities: Some Issues
The issue over commodities exchanges and trading of futures and options in respect commodities has been brought to the fore with the Left parties deciding not to support the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Bill. By …
Continue readingWill the Dalai Lama be forced out of India?
I am sure all of you have been following the debates about India’s stand in the latest violent uprising in Tibet. The views range from the sentimental, (we need to support them because of our …
Continue readingReporting Courts: An analysis of reports by legal correspondents after the workshop
Fresh from the workshop, I was tempted to read the legal stories in the newspapers in the light of what one learnt from the Judges and senior advocates. Here is a sample of how newspapers …
Continue readingReligious discrimination – II
Two quick updates on my last post on housing discrimination against Muslims and religious discrimination in general. 1. Private Discrimination: Ravi’s comment on my last post said that “I am against discrimination on religious grounds …
Continue readingJustice Markandey Katju’s opposition to Judicial activism continues
Today, W.P.© 580 of 2003, Common Cause v. Union of India & Ors came up for hearing before Justices H.K.Sema and Markandey Katju in Court No.4 of the Supreme Court. Even as the petitioner’s counsel, …
Continue readingDialogue between two natural allies: Day II
The second day of this interesting workshop began with a discussion on how journalists should report the filing of First Information Reports. The Additional Solicitor General, Gopal Subramanium brought sense to the confusing nature of …
Continue readingHow Supreme Court wants media to cover court affairs?: A dialogue between two “natural allies”
Well, the question would aptly sum up the objectives of the workshop on reporting of court proceedings by media and administration of justice being organized by the National Legal Services Authority, Supreme Court Legal Services …
Continue readingRedrawing Constituencies: The Basics, and the Implications of recent legislation
M.R. Madhavan, the Head of Research at PRS Legislative Research, has an insightful column in today’s Indian Express where he explains the history of the practice of delimitation of constituencies in India, while also providing …
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