1. On October 20, 2010 the Delhi High Court in Pooja Saxena v. State held that a family that pays dowry in the fear that their daughter’s marriage will be called off if they do not make the payment...
I am pleased to publish another guest post from Arghya Sengupta, on the Prevention of Torture Bill 2010 – a topic that has been previously discussed on this blog...
I just wanted to draw the attention of our readers to some fascinating constitutional developments in our neighborhood. 1. A month ago the Sri Lankan Parliament ratified the 18th Amendment to their...
* Even as the Karnataka controversy on defections awaits resolution by a third Judge, I explain why the Speaker’s decision, on the face of it, appears bad in law. * Former Counsel to the...
Continuing our coverage on the Ayodhya developments, we feature a guest post by Bhupender Yadav and Vikramjit Banerjee, who are advocates in the Supreme Court. There is a continuous refrain from the...
Today’s Karnataka High Court’s split decision on the Assembly Speaker’s power to disqualify 11 MLAs on the ground of defection can be read here.
Here is another interesting take on the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid decision by Sunil Khilnani. He argues that matters such as Ayodhya, which raise fundamental questions about our national character...
In 2009, India repealed its 40 year old Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act, and brought into force most sections of the 2002 Competition Act. In a recent article in the Economic...
Continuing our coverage of the Ayodhya decision, we are pleased to feature this guest post by Mathew John. Reading Aditya‘s affirmation of the Ayodhya judgement I felt I must alsowade in with a...
My summary of all the opinions in the Babri Masjid decision can be found here. The judgment poses a fascinating array of questions. There has already been strident criticism as well as cautious...