This has got to be one of the most interesting back-and-forth during a Supreme Court argument. Gone are the days of judges passively listening to senior advocates drone on and on. This bench, at...
Why is it so hard for women to become senior advocates in Bombay? This is a national disgrace. I’m sure the numbers aren’t much better at other high courts or in the Supreme Court. No...
The Magazine Committee of Government Law College, Mumbai has called for papers for the 11th Vyas – Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition. The winners receive a cash prize and the...
Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Ajitsingh Harnamsingh Gujral v. State of Maharashtra, (hereafter referred to as Ajitsingh) deserves a close study by all those concerned about the award of death...
The National Law School of India Review is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue – Volume 24(1).The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is the flagship law journal of the...
The Anna movement and the media The Foundation for Media Professionals held a panel discussion on the subject at IIC, New Delhi on Aug.31. Highlights of the discussion are available on the Events...
I am very pleased to welcome George H. Gadbois, Jr. to Law and Other Things. Professor Gadbois has been a distinguished scholar of Indian law and judicial behaviour for several decades. He obtained...
Oxford University Press recently published a book on the Judges of the Supreme Court of India by George Gadbois. The book has been covered on this blog previously. In a review article in the current...
In a book published this month by the Eastern Book Company, entitled “Due Process of Law”, I analyze the doctrine of substantive due process, in particular its evolution in American constitutional...
In the latest episode of Barkha Dutt’s ‘We the People’, I argue that the Anna Hazare movement is driven by the urban middle-class, and this is reflected in the peculiarities of the...