The Supreme Court’s judgment in Dr.Gulshan Prakash v. State of Haryana (Delivered on December 2 by Justices K.G.Balakrishnan-P.Sathasivam-J.M.Panchal)is sure to create a controversy of sorts because of its ruling that Articles 15(4) and 16(4) are …
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Copyright Infringement and the Recent Amendments to the IT Act
The IT Act amendments recently came into force. I have a post on SpicyIP examining the amendment to section 79 of the IT Act dealing with ISP/intermediary liability. As per the amendment, “immunity” for intermediaries …
Continue readingLiberhan Report & P.V.Narasimha Rao’s defence
As I was writing this article, I was intrigued by two facts, which defied easy explanation. Why do most commissions of inquiries start with a very limited tenure only to be extended many times later? …
Continue readingHave We Wasted 26/11?
In an opinion piece in the Indian Express, I review the structure of the National Investigative Agency (NIA) set up after 26/11. Will it help us to prevent another 26/11? The structure of the NIA …
Continue readingCommunal Violence Bill
The Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, in cold-storage in Parliament since 2005, was referred to in the Centre’s Action Taken Report on the Liberhan Commission recommendations. Could this Bill have prevented …
Continue readingQuestions over Justice Kapadia’s non-recusal
In the latest issue of Tehelka, the SCBA president, Krishnamani seeks to defend Justice S.H.Kapadia, who is in the centre of the controversy over conflict of interests. (Courting Controversy) Prashant Bhushan’s reply to Krishnamani also …
Continue readingReflections on commentary on the Recusal issue
Commentators on the previous post have drawn attention to the fact that more commentary on the recusal issue is now available. Since the last post was written, Soli Sorabjee and Rohit Sharma have also weighed …
Continue readingThe Recusal issue and Justice Scalia’s memo
This short post seeks to reflect on the way comparative references have been used in the recent debate on judicial recusals in India. It is becoming clear that our judiciary needs to urgently formulate an …
Continue readingSouth Asia Media Summit – 2009
The International Centre, Goa, in collaboration with Media Information and Communication Centre of India (MICCI) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) is organising the three-day Annual Media Summit at the International Centre,Goa from Nov.20-22. The subjects …
Continue readingEducation: Science or Humanities or both?
This article makes a case for humanities education in our times when governments only see the instrumental value of education. Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s column on proposed reforms in the Delhi University will also interest readers.
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