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James Laine vindicated

On July 10, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Supreme Court finally lifted its ill-advised stay of Bombay High Court’s order lifting the ban on James Laine’s book on Shivaji. Supreme Court’s order, delivered by Justices D.K.Jain and H.L.Dattu, on July 9 is here. …

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Due Process, Through the Barrel of a Gun

On July 5, 2010 By Abhinav Chandrachud In Uncategorized

1. The US Supreme Court’s latest opinion in the case of McDonald v. Chicago (available here) maps the trajectory of substantive due process doctrine, while holding that the second amendment right to bear arms for …

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Supreme Court’s judgment on Narco tests: the debate continues

On July 5, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

One of our regular and esteemed readers, Shekhar Hattangadi, has written this interesting piece in today’s DNA, expressing his disappointment with the judgment on Narco tests. Shekhar is a lawyer and an adjunct professor of …

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Extension of deadline for submission of papers to Lassnet 2010

On July 1, 2010 By Lawrence Liang In Uncategorized

Dear All, On the requests of a number of people, the deadline for submissions of abstracts for papers and panels for the Second Law and Social Sciences Research Network (LASSnet) Conference to be held in …

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From the latest Frontline….

On June 29, 2010 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

*My article on the making of the new mining law, the Draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2010, to replace the existing Act. *Another article on the merits of the all India Bar …

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Bhopal: Misguided Responses? – III

On June 29, 2010 By Abhik Majumdar In Uncategorized

[Continued from Part II] 2. The 1996 Decision (contd.) b) Varying Standards If the Court’s appreciation of facts is a matter of concern, its perception of its own role does not offer much relief. Clearly, …

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Infusing Fairness into Bollywood

On June 26, 2010 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

Some of you may be aware of a recent move by the Indian government to amend the copyright act to inter-alia redress a historical injustice and compensate Bollywood artists more justly for their creative endeavours. …

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Courage Craft and Contention: Human Rights and the Judicial Imagination (Transcript of public lectures by Justice A P Shah and Prof. Baxi

On June 23, 2010 By Lawrence Liang In Uncategorized

On the 12th of June, the Alternative Law Forum (ALF) celebrated its tenth anniversary with a public lecture by Justice A P Shah and Prof. Upendra Baxi on the topic Courage Craft and Contention: Human …

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Constitution-making in Nepal

On June 23, 2010 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

Earlier on this blog, we covered Menaka Guruswamy’s EPW article on the drafting of the Nepalese Constitution. In today’s Hindu, Guruswamy’s superb op-ed provides further insights into the constitution-making process in Nepal. The piece illuminates …

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Bhopal: Misguided Responses? – II

On June 17, 2010 By Abhik Majumdar In Uncategorized

[Continued from Part I] 2. The 1996 Decision a) Facts, Laws, Reasons In order to construe in its proper perspective the Supreme Court’s decision in Keshub Mahindra v. State of MP ((1996) 6 SCC 129), …

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