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On February 11, 2006 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

Well, first, I must apologize for not being active on this blog, which I announced with much fanfare. I had too much going on at work, and I’m also under the gun to finish my …

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Justice Kurup Responds

On November 29, 2005 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

Now, Justice Kurup gives his version of who actually is responsible for the Kerala Smoking judgment. This episode strikes me as bizarre and quite contrary to our judiciary’s rather collegial behaviour.

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Biogas, Animal Husbandry or a Secular Republic

On November 24, 2005 By In Uncategorized

Chief Justice Lahoti approved of the animal husbandry policy of the Gujarat State government and overruled the 1958 Mohd Qureishi ruling on laws prohibiting ‘cow slaughter’. The court’s extensive discussion of policy issues relating to …

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Justice Lakshman and the Smoking Judgment

On November 18, 2005 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

This letter seems like an odd clarification for a Supreme Court judge to offer a newspaper. Justice Lakshmanan, who I generally consider to be a reasonable and very pragmatic judge, appears to have taken a …

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Marital Rape held a criminal offence in Mexico: Implications for India and some observations on using foreign and international law

On November 17, 2005 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Earlier today, The New York Times reported that a court in Mexico has held that marital rape is a crime within Mexico: The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled Wednesday that rape within marriage is a …

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Rajeev Dhavan on the Constitutional Crisis in Nepal and on Constitutonalism more generally

On November 17, 2005 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s Telegraph carries a column by Rajeev Dhavan on the aforementioned topic. I am convinced that Dhavan is one of the most under-appreciated legal scholars in India. Most people recognize him from his regular (though …

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Stimulating interview on contemporary Indian environmental challenges with Sunita Narain

On November 11, 2005 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

A couple of days ago, the BBC’s HardTalk featured a stimulating, informative, and combative interview with Sunita Narain , the Director of the Centre for Science and Environment, one of India’s leading environmnetal NGOs, which …

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A potential national debate over the separation of powers? A focus on views expressed by President Kalam and Arun Shourie

On November 11, 2005 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The Indian Express has, over the last two days, been reporting about a simmering national debate over the issue of separation of powers between the three wings of government. According to the Express, this issue …

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The Faculty Blog of the University of Chicago Law School, and Martha Nussbaum’s posts on Democracy in India

On November 7, 2005 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

To those who are sceptical of the value of lawblogs, the decision of the University of Chicago Law School to host a faculty blog where several prominent members of its reputed faculty would contribute regularly, …

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Progressive changes in Hindu family law: Towards a better future for women

On November 7, 2005 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

A recent editorial in the Economic and Political Weekly describes the changes brought about by the Hindu Succession Amendment Act, 2005 calling it “groundbreaking legislation.” According to the EPW, “Fifty years ago the Hindu Succession …

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