Since religious discrimination has become a moot concern after the election of the new government, the following two issues may be of interest: 1. Mani Shankar Aiyar calls for a Uniform Fiscal Code by demanding …
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Government’s ominous signals on Whistle Blower Protection Act
Our friend, Venkatesh Nayak has brought to light a disturbing fact regarding the Government’s move to amend the PIDPI Resolution, a predecessor to the Whistle Blower Protection Act, passed (but not yet notified after the …
Continue readingFree Speech and Representative Democracy
Professor Robert Post, Dean of Yale Law School, will be giving a public lecture on ‘Free Speech and Representative Democracy’ at the Multipurpose Hall, India International Center, New Delhi on Tuesday, 8th July, 2014 at 6:30 …
Continue readingSpring cleaning in the Raj Bhavans: deja vu with a sense of new
Guest Post by Sujoy Chatterjee The media has recently been abuzz with speculation regarding the fate of incumbent Governors who were either former party members of the Indian National Congress (INC) or perceived to be …
Continue readingAzim Premji University — School of Policy & Governance — Call for Law Faculty
Please see the call below from APU’s School of Policy & Governance for law faculty to be part of the Masters in Law and Development. (text provided by APU) ————————————————– The School of Policy & …
Continue readingCrowd-sourcing research on Article 14
Dear readers, I am working on a chapter on Article 14 for a Handbook. Trying to write a reasonable comprehensive piece on an Indian constitutional provision (rather than a focussed journal article) has been quite …
Continue readingShould our political parties get big money in big sums?
Guest post by Adithya Reddy As far back as in 1963, a nine judge bench of the Supreme Court held that corporations are incapable of possessing “citizenship” and are therefore not entitled to claim fundamental …
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PhD Scholarship on Global Law and Society at Queen Mary’s, London
A Studentship in Law and Society in a Global Context at Queen Mary The Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context (CLSGC), part of the Department of Law, is offering a PhD Studentship …
Continue readingKilling the Suspense over the Delhi Assembly: Part II
Guest Bloggers: Shraddha Kulhari and Sujoy Chatterjee In the previous post, we had discussed the unique position occupied by the Lt. Governor of Delhi in our national capital’s governance structure. This post seeks to understand …
Continue readingKilling the suspense over the Delhi Assembly: Part I
Guest Bloggers: Shraddha Kulhari and Sujoy Chatterjee Post the 2014 General Elections, there has been renewed interest in the political developments surrounding the Delhi Legislative Assembly, kept in suspended animation since mid-February 2014. However, irrespective …
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