As temperatures continue to soar in New Delhi, the Supreme Court of India hands down three IP decisions—all in the month of May. All three decisions were penned by Justice Sinha, one of the finer...
Ashish Kothari of Kalpavriksh has written an interesting article in Tehelka exposing the Supreme Court’s double standards in the cases of Niyamgiri and Ramar Setu. The author begins with this...
In a hard-hitting article in Tehelka, the counsel for Shoukat Hussain Guru, Shanti Bhushan has attacked the two Judge Bench which delivered the judgment in the Shoukat case as not worthy of being...
Former Harvard University President Lawrence Summers stirred up a major controversy in 2005 with his remarks that ‘innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women succeed in science and math...
Over the last year, I have been part of a group,DAKSH, which is working on developing mechanisms to bring about better accountability in politics. Thanks to Mr. Venkatesan’s urging, I am making...
In his interview to CNN-IBN, the Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil shared an important piece of information relating to how President exercises his power under Article 72(1), to grant pardons, and...
It has been the general perception that the Supreme Court has been mostly supportive of the State’s liberalization agenda since the 1990s. This judgment by Justices Sinha and Sirpurkar in the case of...
The Lawyers’ Collective report on the first day of hearing in the challenge to s. 377 is available on their website, which promises to provide daily updates of the hearing. Arvind Narrain...
Rajeev Dhavan’s article in Mail Today on the Delhi High Court’s recent judgment in the M.F.Husain case deserves a close read. His article is useful to get an understanding of the legal...
The PUDR has brought out its report on Narco Analysis, carrying in full Dr.Ramanatham Memorial Lecture, delivered last year in New Delhi by Dr.Amar Jesani. The report and the lecture can be accessed...