I think this would be a great opportunity for a recent law graduate, and perhaps a nice alternative to clerking for the more politically minded:PRS Legislative Research is seeking exceptional, highly...
The Alternative Law Forum is marking the tenth anniversary of its founding by organising a public discussion between Professor Upendra Baxi and Justice A.P. Shah, former Chief Justice of the Delhi...
*Bringing clarity on reservations: Why I think the recent judgments in the cases of Union of India v. Ramesh Ram and Dr.Krishnamurthy v. Union of India bring clarity to the affirmative action debate...
Whether the sentencing of Kasab to death followed the procedural and substantive guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in Santosh Bariyar will probably form an important argument in his appeal...
The ongoing case of State of Uttaranchal v. Balwant Singh Chaufal came up for hearing before the Supreme Court Bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra on May 3. The...
The Supreme Court’s decision dated May 11, 2010 in the case of Union of India v. R. Gandhi [MANU/SC/0378/2010] is striking for at least two reasons. In this case, the court considered the...
*Justice or revenge? Bikramjeet Batra’s article on Kasab’s sentence and the implications. *Moment of Truth: My article on the Supreme Court’s judgment banning forced Narco tests...
This blog has, in an earlier post, discussed the draft Prevention of Torture Bill 2008 [See the Asian Centre for Human Rights Report on this draft Bill]. In the last session of Parliament, the...
While researching at the British Library this week, I stumbled across a Memorandum on the administration of justice in India by Sir Patrick Spens, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India. Spens...
In an earlier post, I had mentioned that the Ministry of Home Affairs has posted a draft of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2010 for suggestions from the public. A group of us at NLS came together...