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Tributes: For and by KG Kannabiran

On January 20, 2011 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The Hindu recently carried a tribute to KG Kannabiran by Menaka Guruswamy which draws on her personal encounters with the activist lawyer. In her tribute, Guruswamy refers to the passing of K. Balagopal and the …

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Social Rights in India

On January 18, 2011 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

It is widely believed that the Indian Supreme Court adjudicates social rights. The familiar narrative, about the rise of the Court during the post-Emergency years and the innovations of the PIL era, requires no elaboration. …

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OBITUARY: Former Chief Justice of India, A.N.Ray [Guest post by K.N.Bhat, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court]

On January 16, 2011 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

A.N.Ray CJI – an unwitting visionary? Justice Ajit Nath Ray, who retired as Chief Justice of India on 28.1.1977, died on December 25, 2010 at the ripe age of 99. On the date of his …

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Court Ordered Compensation and the Poor

On January 13, 2011 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

The Times of India has this piece today on how an epileptic woman, Fatema, who received 50,000 Rs in June from the Delhi High Court for giving birth under a tree after being denied treatment …

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Guest Post: Mr. Kannabiran’s contributions to Human Rights

On January 12, 2011 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The following guest post has been contributed by Arvind Narrain, of the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. It is based on a presentation delivered at a meeting organised by PUCL Bangalore on January 08, 2010 titled …

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Frontline’s cover on Binayak Sen

On January 11, 2011 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Frontline’s latest issue is a comprehensive attempt to understand and articulate the civil society’s outrage against Binayak Sen’s conviction and sentence. My articles are here and here.

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Article Alerts

On January 11, 2011 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Here are links to some of my recent articles which may be of interest to readers: 1. On the demand for JPC probe into the 2G scam. 2.Uncles on Bench 3.On the proposed amendment to …

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Politics of Judiciary

On January 11, 2011 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

My review of B.Sen’s fascinating memoirs appeared in Frontline recently. While Sen has been candid about some of his contemporaries, he has carefully avoided mentioning names, while dealing with the Court’s immediate past.

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The CAG & the Constitution

On January 10, 2011 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

I think my earlier post on the CAG requires some correction: My point is merely to emphasize the importance of the CAG and the independence that the Constitution grants it; but I believe I went …

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Legalsutra

On January 10, 2011 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

Arjun Sheoran, a fifth year student at NLSIU who founded the free legal search engine Law Khoj has just launched a promising new site called Legalsutra which allows students and others to share academic writing. …

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