[The following is an announcement from CALQ] The Editorial Board of the Comparative Constitutional Law & Administrative Law Quarterly (CALQ) is inviting submissions for Vol.1 No.3 from legal academicians, professionals and students. General Theme The …
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Call for Submissions: NLSIR Volume 26(1)
[The following is an announcement from the National Law School of India Review] The National Law School of India Review is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue – Volume 26(1). The National Law School of India …
Continue readingFormer Chief Justice Kabir’s legacy and some recent instances of judicial activism
Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir has delivered a few judgments towards the end of his tenure, which are noteworthy. Among these is Subhas Popatlal Dave v. UOI in which, contrary to the decade-long tradition of …
Continue readingThe Error in CEC v. Jan Chaukidar
The judgment of the Supreme Court on 10th July in CEC v. Jan Chaukidar has been seen in may quarters as part of the Supreme Court’s concentrated effort to curb criminalisation of politics. I think the reasoning …
Continue readingConference Announcement: Human Rights Lawyering in India
The Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore and the Human Rights Program, National Law School, Bangalore are organising a conference titled “Courting Justice” at the campus of the National Law School, Bangalore, over the coming weekend (July …
Continue readingLawyer Impunity and a Search for Answers
Lawyers in India are known for frequently missing scheduled hearings, not being prepared, and unscrupulous billing practices. This recent op-ed of mine in the Hindu highlights some of these shortcomings and discusses potential remedies. (Others …
Continue readingActivism (legal and otherwise) of the Hindi newspaper, Patrika
I guess this recent piece of reportage of mine, for the New York Times – India Ink, falls in the “Other Things” category of this blog. Though it does chronicle how the formidable Patrika newspaper …
Continue readingJurisdictional Questions and the Pending Naz Appeal in the Supreme Court
In Memoriam: R.C Cooper
Rustom Cavasjee Cooper passed away on the 18th of June, 2013. Cooper enters the annals of Indian legal history as the main petitioner in the Bank Nationalisation cases (R.C Cooper v. Union of India , 1970 …
Continue readingColombia and India: Two of the Most Similar Courts in the World?
There was a recent post on ICONnect by David Landau describing how the Colombian Constitutional Court has struck or read down several Constitutional amendments there. Perhaps even more than India’s Basic Structure Doctrine the caselaw …
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