The question, `After Jayalalithaa, Who?’, may sound premature to the followers of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J.Jayalalithaa, but it can no longer be avoided, especially when she is confined to a hospital bed, with access …
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The Erroneous Judgment of the Supreme Court in Govindaswamy v. The State of Kerala
Guest Post by Rudrajyoti Ray, Advocate, New Delhi and Kolkata It is murder, if the intentional infliction of bodily injury is sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. In February 2011, a …
Continue readingAustralian Correspondence: Lessons for ‘Trade and Commerce’ in India from Cole v Whitfield
As Vikram has previously noted, Part XIII of the Indian Constitution (regarding trade, commerce and intercourse within India) has once again arisen for interpretation. These provisions draw upon (but are not precisely equivalent to) section …
Continue readingThrottling Net Neutrality: A Fast Lane to Success?
Guest Post by Ashwin Murthy Net neutrality in its most basic understanding is the principle that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the Government regulating the Internet must treat all data of the Internet the same. …
Continue readingGST and Tax Competition
In the last post on GST, Adithya Reddy highlighted some speeches by members of the Constituent Assembly. Two of those are germane to our present discussion. One is by Mr. Mahavir Tyagi: “Because there is …
Continue readingTribute to Professor V.S. Mani – Some Personal Reflections
Guest Post By Tony Anghie [Professor V.S. Mani passed away on August 22, 2016. This is a solicited guest post by Professor Antony Anghie of the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, who is …
Continue readingThe Long Road to GST Amendments and the Longer Road Ahead
Guest Post by Adithya Reddy The constitution amendments introduced to give effect to the proposed levy of Goods & Services Tax (GST) are primarily enabling amendments conferring concurrent legislative competence on the Parliament and State …
Continue readingCall for Submissions – National Law School of India Review, Vol. 29(1)
[The following announcement is posted on behalf of the National Law School of India Review] The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue – Volume 29(1). The …
Continue readingMore on Fiscal Federalism
The last couple of posts on this blog (here and here) have dealt with the GST Constitution Amendment and the issues pertaining to fiscal federalism. More on the subject: 1. Pratap Bhanu Mehta has piece …
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