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The Civil-Criminal Ratio Puzzle

On October 25, 2009 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

Commentators have often noted that the High Courts, District Courts, and other subordinate courts are rarely systematically studied in India. In such a large country, it’s difficult to easily make many statements about what is …

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Socio Legal Review : Call for Papers

On October 21, 2009 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

About the Journal The Socio-Legal Review (SLR) is a student-edited, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal published annually by the Law and Society Committee, National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The Journal aims to be a forum …

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Book Reviews: Courts & Governance

On October 20, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

My review (rather comparison) of Madhav Godbole’s new book, Judiciary & Governance in India with Searching for Success in Judicial Reform, an edited volume brought out by Asia Pacific Judicial Reform Forum. While Godbole’s book …

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The non-appointment of Justice Dinakaran

On October 20, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

It is now official that the SC collegium will delink Justice Dinakaran from the other four Judges whom it recommended for appointment to the Supreme Court. I was amazed to read this story in TOI …

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The recusal controversy & the facts

On October 19, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

I invite readers’ attention to Rajeev Dhavan’s article in Mail Today on when and why Judges should recuse themselves from hearing a matter. The news peg for the article is certainly Supreme Court Justice S.H.Kapadia’s …

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Legal History Moment: The Case of the Diligent Diplomat

On October 14, 2009 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

C.B Muthamma passed away today. She was the first woman to have joined the Indian civil service in 1949. She became a part of Indian legal history when she challenged the Foreign Service Rules which …

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Mashelkar Report Version II: Wrong Again

On October 13, 2009 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

Sudhir Krishnaswamy has authored an engaging article on the second Mashelkar Report tilted “Mashelkar Report Version II: Wrong Again”. The article is forthcoming in the Economic and Political Weekly and can be downloaded here. The …

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Naz Foundation and the “Order of Nature”: Nurturing Vagueness in the Law?

On October 11, 2009 By Shamnad Basheer In Constitutional Interpretation, Delhi High Court, Discrimination, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Uncategorized

                        Vikram undertook a thorough and incisive review of the Delhi High Court decision in the Naz Foundation case in three remarkable posts on …

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Online Symposium Starting Tomorrow on Judicial Review of Anti-Terrorism Legislation

On October 10, 2009 By Nick Robinson In Uncategorized

The Indian Journal of Constitutional Law will have an online symposium tomorrow October 11th. Prof. Kent Roach’s “Judicial Review of Anti-Terrorism Legislation: The Post-9/11 Experience and Normative Experiences for Judicial Review” is the centerpiece to …

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Does the state have a monopoly on violence?

On October 9, 2009 By Vinay Sitapati In Uncategorized

The targeted kidnapping and beheading of a Jharkhand police inspector, almost certainly by Naxalites, is seen as taking the conflict to a new level. Chhattisgarh-based doctor Binayak Sen (whose judicial travails this blog closely followed …

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