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India, Burma and History’s Judgment

On October 4, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

While the world press keeps its focus on the situation in Burma, the print media in India seems to have moved on. Over the last fortnight, there were a few pieces which focused attention on …

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT BY CCL, CHANDIGARH

On October 3, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Full-time Position Available: Legal Researcher, Fundamental Rights Apply Immediately Center for Constitutional Law (“CCL”) is seeking applicants for the position of Legal Researcher on Fundamental Rights. Description: This researcher in Center for Constitutional Law’s Fundamental …

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Resident Doctors Association Case (Mandal-II): KKV and Nariman Submissions

On October 1, 2007 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

As a follow-up to Venkatesan’s “live blogging” from the Supreme Court, my friend, Gopal Sankaranarayan, has been kind to send me an outline of the arguments by KK Venugopal and FS Nariman in this epic …

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Doing Business: Where Does India Stand?

On September 29, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

Earlier this week, the World Bank and its investment arm, the International Finance Corporation, published the Doing Business Report 2008 that ranks 178 countries in the world, providing an objective measure of business regulations and …

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Mandal II: Solicitor General & Justice Pasayat disagree

On September 27, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Today’s hearing was marked by a sharp exchange of views between Justice Pasayat and SG. Justice Pasayat asked why spend on higher education, when elementary education needs funds, as Article 21 A is a fundamental …

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Mandal II: Solicitor General’s robust submission continues

On September 26, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

September 26 was Solicitor General’s second day of submission before the Constitution Bench in Mandal II case. Mr.Vahanvati, to borrow the words of Mr.P.S.Krishnan, Advisor to the Minister for Education, effectively delivered the message to …

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Contempt of Court: Arundhati Roy case revisited

On September 25, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The Delhi Mid-Day case has focussed our attention on the Contempt of Courts Act, and the threat to freedom of speech and expression. In 2001-02, I had closely observed how the Supreme Court circumvented the …

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Mandal II Case: Government begins arguments

On September 25, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The Solicitor General, G.E.Vahanvati began his arguments today, giving an outline of his submissions and that of his colleagues. He identified 11 issues, and suggested that Mr.Parasaran would be answering the contentions of Mr.K.K.Venugopal, while …

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Contempt & Sentence: How Judges Outsmart Journalists

On September 21, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

In the Mid-Day case, the Delhi High Court sentenced three senior journalists and a publisher of Mid-Day to four months imprisonment, after having found them guilty of contempt of court, following their expose of former …

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The Retail Debate Widens

On September 19, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

Previous posts on this blog (here) discussed the issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail trade. More recently, though, the debate has progressed beyond FDI. The issue has morphed itself into one of organised …

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