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
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]
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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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 …
Continue readingGuest Post: Mr. Kannabiran’s contributions to Human Rights
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
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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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
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.
Continue readingThe CAG & the Constitution
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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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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