*PUCL v. UOI. W.P.(C) 196/2001. (Food security case) Order dated July 27. Next date of hearing: August 12, 2010. *HT report on the hearing by Justice Katju Bench (M/s Nouveau Capitaland Fin.Ltd. v. State of …
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TRAC Cracks the Takeover Code
The July 19 Report of the Takeover Regulations Advisory Committee is available here. While the policy implications of the proposed changes are likely to be discussed in great detail over the coming months [for now, …
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In the current issue of Seminar, Sudhir Krishnaswamy and I reflect on the relationship between military power and the Constitution through studying the Supreme Court’s examination of the constitutionality of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) …
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* Sitaram Yechury’s provocative piece on why we should keep the word socialism in the Preamble: Rework the Agenda *Shyam Divan’s obit on Atul Setalvad: Raising the Bar *The All India Bar Examination case is …
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Guest Post by Shekhar Hattangadi* A fountain-pen and a few paintings have recently captured the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Here is my column (“Pens and Pennants”) on the Gandhi Pen and Tagore Paintings …
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The Board of Editors announce the release of the fifth edition of the NALSAR Student Law Review. This issue comprises of articles dealing with corporate law, intellectual property, arbitration, international law and the Constitution. The …
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Many of us have lamented the fact that although the “national law schools” have churned out very gifted lawyers, we’ve lost many of them to law firms. It is but natural that many of them …
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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court passed interim orders in cases involving reservations over fifty percent. In today’s Indian Express, I discuss the issue, and elaborate on why crossing 50 percent is more than a …
Continue reading“Socialism” in Preamble: another perspective
Guest Blogger: Kaushik Krishnan The Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition filed by an NGO arguing for the removal of the word `socialist’ from the Constitution’s Preamble. The Court’s reasoning was simply that since no …
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Supreme Court’s order dismissing the petition against the use of the word, “socialism” in Preamble to the Constitution appears paradoxical. The Bench was correct in saying that no political party has opposed its retention in …
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