14 Lawyers – Portraits From Bar By Raju Ramachandran: A Book Review

I first learnt of Senior Counsel and former ASG Raju Ramachandran's intent to write pen-portraits of lawyers he admired on the hot summer morning on which the annual SCBA Elections were held in May 2025. Both he and I - early voters were waiting in line for the process to begin and were chatting. And ever since, I have been eagerly waiting to read his book titled 14 Lawyers – Portraits from...

Memoir Of Constitutional Lawyering & Feminist Resistance : On Indira Jaising's 'Constitution Is My Home'

American poet Sylvia Plath once wrote how she saw her life branching out like a green fig tree, each fig a different path and the anxiety of choosing one. This analogy may fit every woman well, unless you are Indira Jaising. She could have chosen an ordinary home and an ordinary life. Instead, she chose to call the Constitution her home. But to call something a home requires defending...

'Freedom On Trial' Book Review - Gripping Account Of Freedom Fighters' Encounters With Colonial Courts

The experiences of our trial courts have been significantly shaped by cases of those who fought against the British Crown at the cost of their lives and for the hope of seeing India's independence. These cases reveal how the colonisers amended laws to deprive the right to a fair trial, appointed biased judges, conducted midnight hearings, and secretly carried out executions; overall, using...

'Account Of Life Lived To Fullest' : KK Venugopal's “An Accidental Lawyer”

From living a slow, idyllic life in the stormy monsoon of Mangalore to accidentally becoming a lawyer after failing the BSc exam and eventually rising to take up the highest law office of the country, the life of Senior Advocate and former Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal, has certainly come full circle.Growing up in the backdrop of World War II, Venugopal or Venu, as he was...

FUN -IN- LAW By Raju Moray

A prolific American Poet Muriel Rukeyser said: 'The universe (world) is made of stories, not of atoms.' Legal world is too made of stories and humorous stories are everywhere, from Taluka Courts to Supreme Court. A Mumbai based lawyer Raju Z. Moray is having mastery in narrating the same and so, his new book FUN -IN- LAW is very captivating and every story gives a chuckle and few 'laughing...

Dalits And The Indian Constitution

After seventy-five years, we continue to recognize the Indian Constitution as a transformative document that has contributed to justice, equality and fraternity. However, given that it remains, we can also question whether or not it has been able to attain its emancipatory promise for those who have been traditionally oppressed or who have experienced caste-based discrimination. For Dalits...

Surviving Loudly: Love, Law and the Price of Being Seen by Mr. Supriyo Chakraborty

“This isn't just my story, it's ours” – Supriyo ChakrabortySurviving Loudly: Love, Law and the Price of Being Seen is a concise 187-page memoir written by Mr. Supriyo Chakraborty, who was one of the leading petitioners in the historic Supreme Court judgment of Supriyo Chakraborty vs. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 900, also known as India's first plea to legalize same-sex marriage....

What Even Is A Placitum? Review Of Talha Abdul Rahman's 'In Chambers: A Young Lawyer's Guide To Practice, Ethics, And Advocacy'

Litigation can be defined quite simply as the 'practice of law'. And therein lies the problem one faces when entering the profession – it is a 'practice', and hence, usually not learnable from within the pages of a book ordinarily available. The reason for the lack of books on the subject is twofold. First, the diversity of topics required to be covered. And second, the nuance that only a...

ABILITY: Landmark Judgments On Disability Jurisprudence In India [Book Review]

ABILITY- Landmark Judgments on Disability Jurisprudence in India is an interesting read and singular contribution to this field of the law. This is a new area of jurisprudence which has now come of age: the rights of those who have certain disabilities, or rather those who are differently abled, have been recognized and developed. Equality and human dignity underpin the constitutional ethos...

'[In] Complete Justice? The Supreme Court at 75' Book Launch On Aug 27

The book "[In] Complete Justice? The Supreme Court at 75" published by Juggernaut Books will be launched on August 27 at New Delhi.The book contains 24 essays written by various legal luminaries.The book was edited by Senior Advocate and former High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar, assisted by Advocates Ninni Susan Thomas and Maitreya Subramanium. The book launch will be accompanied by a conversation between Justice Abhay Oka, Prof.Gopal Guru and S Muralidhar, moderated by Manisha...

Book Review: Over Ruled, The Human Toll Of Too Much Law: Neil Gorsuch & Janie Nitze

We have in Over Ruled, a book which seeks to bring the age old question about legal systems to the discussion table, how much law is good, too much or too less? Justice Neil Gorsuch, a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court wonders, are the legislatures and executive branch over-regulating the lives of people? While doing so, Justice Gorsuch takes route through an immense amount of information, data...

Book Review: The Constitution We Adopted (With Artworks)

The book 'The Constitution We Adopted (With Artworks)' edited by Vijay Hansaria, Senoir Advocate, was released by former Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, on 19th May, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam. R. Venkataramani, the Attorney General for India was the Guest of Honour. The Book release function was attended by sitting and former judges of Supreme Court, many...