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Guest Post: Is the Binayak Sen Case really an anomaly?

On January 8, 2011 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

This guest post has been contributed by Sidharth Chauhan, who is currently a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The initial outrage at the conviction of Dr. Binayak Sen and two others …

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Kannabiran: The Doyen of the Civil Liberties Movement in India

On January 4, 2011 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

This is a guest post from Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, a leading constitutional law scholar and activist who has taught in several Indian law schools and abroad. KG Kannabiran passed away on 30th December 2010. India …

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The Supreme Court Repents for ADM Jabalpur

On January 4, 2011 By Vikram Raghavan In Uncategorized

As several newspapers have reported, the Supreme Court in Remdeo Chauhan v. Bani Kant Das, has admitted that its notorious Emergency-era decision, ADM Jabalpur, may have violated several persons’ human rights. Welcoming this finding, the …

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Supreme Court Composition (1985-2010)

On January 3, 2011 By Abhinav Chandrachud In Uncategorized

In a study which has been published in this week’s edition of the EPW (available here), I examined the composition of the Supreme Court of India between 1985 and 2010 (i.e. between the terms of …

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More on Binayak Sen’s conviction

On January 3, 2011 By Vinay Sitapati In Uncategorized

To add to the detailed post that Arun has put up, here is an opinion piece I wrote on Binayak Sen’s conviction. It appeared in The Hindu newspaper. I’ve been following and reporting the details …

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Debating Legislation

On December 29, 2010 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

This blog has debated pending Bills on many occasions. A recent post on the Accountability Initiative blog discusses the importance of pre-legislative scrutiny and a major recent civil society effort in Delhi to address this …

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Of Daughters and Debtors

On December 29, 2010 By Abhinav Chandrachud In Uncategorized

Justice Gyan Sudha Misra’s declaration of assets is available here. The Supreme Court judge has been criticized for listing “Two daughters to be married” under the heading “any other liabilities”.

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Binayak Sen’s Kafkaesque travails continue

On December 28, 2010 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

On Friday, December 24, 2010, a trial court in Chhattisgarh found Dr. Binayak Sen and two others guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit sedition under Section 124(a) read with Section 20 (b) of the Indian …

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Consilience 2011

On December 25, 2010 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

The Law and Technology Committee (elTek) of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting ‘Consilience’, a conference where contemporary issues of critical relevance in the field of law and technology are addressed. …

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Rajya Sabha Committee Report on Torture Bill

On December 21, 2010 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

The Rajya Sabha Select Committee on the Torture Bill has recommended significant amendments to the Prevention of Torture Bill passed by the Lok Sabha. These recommendations include widening the definitions of ‘torture’ and of ‘public …

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