The Gauhati High Court judgment in W.A. No.119 of 2008 in W.P.(C) No. 6877 of 2005 delivered by Justice A.Ansari (link available thanks to livelaw.in) has raised the hopes of several accused in cases being …
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S Ct Judgment on Bureaucratic Independence
Last week saw the Supreme Court decide T.S.R. Subramanian vs. Union of India. The judgment, involving the independence of the bureaucracy, is arguably the latest in a fascinating line of jurisprudence from the Court over …
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Review of some new books on the working of Indian Constitution
Recently, many new books or new editions of the old ones on the various dimensions of Constitutional history and practice have been published. These four books are the first of these to be reviewed by me. More …
Continue readingIndia’s “Grand Advocates”
Marc Galanter and I have this piece out as part of Harvard Law School’s Program on the Legal Profession Research Paper Series (a version of it will also appear as a chapter in a forthcoming …
Continue readingFrom NOTA to Right to Reject
For the Indian voter, the road ahead from NOTA to realising the right to reject all candidates, and as a consequence, seek a re-election, is not so insurmountable. Legally. Or so it appears to two …
Continue readingThe Birth of Bangladesh
Srinath Raghavan, a leading historian, has just published his next book ‘1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh’ by Harvard University Press / Permanent Black. The book looks fascinating — from the jacket cover: …
Continue readingLegislation Drafting Challenge
DAKSH, the Bangalore based accountability group that I work with, has announced a Legislation Drafting Challenge for college students. The competition is open to students across all disciplines. The main purpose of the challenge is …
Continue readingOn Medical Malpractice
Today’s news brought headlines of the largest ever medical negligence judgement in India: 6.08 Rs Crore awarded by the Supreme Court to a U.S. doctor whose child psychologist wife died during a visit to India …
Continue readingEvent announcement: Conference on BR Ambedkar at Columbia University
Columbia Law School is holding a one-day event on Saturday, October 26, 2013 to mark the 100th anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar’s arrival in the US to pursue graduate studies at Columbia University. The event …
Continue readingNOTA demystified
The Supreme Court’s NOTA judgment continues to fascinate observers. While the judgment is hailed by several eminent people from the civil society, it requires a serious study to unravel its hollowness and expose many of …
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