In this post, I intend to build on my preliminary response to the 117th Constitution Amendment Bill that appeared as an op-ed in The Hindu. Amongst all the points that P.S Krishnan has made in his article …
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More on NATCO Defamation Suit
On Spicy IP Prashant Reddy has posted here and here a detailed reply to the defamation petition brought by NATCO against Shamnad concerning one of Shamnad’s posts on Spicy IP. The posts are scathing of …
Continue readingReservation in promotions
In the public discourse, there is much misinformed analysis of the recent controversy over reservation in promotions. In this recent article, Mr.P.S.Krishnan explains the issues succinctly. The highlight of his article is that in the Nagaraj …
Continue readingThe NATCO Defamation Petition
As reported in Legally India and Bar and Bench, the pharmaceutical company NATCO has brought a defamation suit against Shamnad Basheer claiming that the blog he runs – Spicy IP – ran a blog post …
Continue readingPhotocopying and the Public Interest
Late last week, The Hindu’s Delhi edition reported about a raid on a photocopying service at Delhi University at the behest of Oxford University Press and others. Lawrence Liang offers a very stinging critique against …
Continue readingFrontline’s Cover Story on the Death Penalty
The latest issue of Frontline (hitting the stands tomorrow) has a cover story on death penalty in India. The issue contains articles dealing with the following matters: Cover story focusing on the recent appeals of 14 …
Continue readingLaw, Culture, and Queer Politics in Neoliberal Times
The Jindal Global Law Review is out with the first part of a special double issue on Law, Culture, and Queer Politics in Neoliberal Times. Several of the contributions focus their attention on the Naz …
Continue readingPublic Seminar: Should the Right to Property Return
Invitation: ==================================================== World Bank New Delhi Seminar Series Should the Right to Property Return? Namita Wahi (Harvard Law School and Center for Policy Research) Friday, August 17Second Floor Conference Room, World Bank New Delhi Office(VC …
Continue readingNUJS Law Review: Copyright Amendment Act
The Copyright Amendment Act, 2012 recently passed by both houses of parliament promises to thoroughly revise the laws currently governing the Indian Copyright regime. This legislative moment, provides an appropriate opportunity for academic reflection on …
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The Indian Constitution: A Short Introduction
A short book of mine, The Indian Constitution (Oxford India Short Introductions), will be published by Oxford University Press towards the end of this month, and is now available for pre-order on flipkart. The books aim …
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