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Shoukat Hussain Guru’s case for retrial

On April 7, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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?

On April 7, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Derivatives in Commodities: Some Issues

On April 3, 2008 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

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 …

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Will the Dalai Lama be forced out of India?

On April 2, 2008 By Harish Narsappa In Uncategorized

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 …

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Reporting Courts: An analysis of reports by legal correspondents after the workshop

On April 1, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Religious discrimination – II

On April 1, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Justice Markandey Katju’s opposition to Judicial activism continues

On April 1, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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, …

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Dialogue between two natural allies: Day II

On March 30, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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How Supreme Court wants media to cover court affairs?: A dialogue between two “natural allies”

On March 29, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

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 …

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Redrawing Constituencies: The Basics, and the Implications of recent legislation

On March 29, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

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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