Book Reviews
Book Review – Media Law & Censorship (Including Self-Regulation) – 2nd Edition By Manav Malhotra
Media Law & Censorship offers an updated look at the ever-changing landscape of media law. It continues to provide undergraduates with the foundation they need to understand the field. It was always an immense pleasure to prepare the first edition of my legal issue relating to publishing and the media field is becoming more and more relevant to the everyday life of Indians. The...
'What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape' : Countering Rape Stereotypes
"These (rape) are crimes against the body of a woman which is her own temple. These are offences which suffocate the breath of life and sully the reputation. And reputation, needless to emphasise, is the richest jewel one can conceive of in life. No one would allow it to be extinguished. When a human frame is defiled, the "purest treasure", is lost. .....There cannot be a compromise...
Book Review [The Art Of Legal Writing By Richa Kachhwaha] : Practicing Lawyers To Successful Professional
A law student or budding lawyer spent much time on writing or drafting but they may turn to be a successful professional only after becoming the master in effective writing. No one can excel in legal profession in absence of good legal writing skill. The language of Indian courts, its style and format are not indigenous. So the language of law has always been a matter of expertise. A...
Book Review: Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace By Govind Kumar Saxena
Mr. Govind Kumar Saxena, an active practicing lawyer at the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, has authored a book titled Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace. The book is an endeavor to provide impetus in creating awareness and provide information on this issue and is divided into eight chapters and five appendices. The book compiles landmark cases on sexual...
'Holy Cow' : An Extract From The Book 'Republic Of Religion' By Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud
(This is an extract from "Republic of Religion: The Rise and Fall of Colonial Secularism in India" by Dr Abhinav Chandrachud. The extract has been published with the permission of the Author and Publisher.) This chapter examines how independent India became less secular than British India by permitting laws that banned cow slaughter. In British India, Muslims were allowed to sacrifice...
Book Review- Framed As A Terrorist: My 14- Year Struggle to Prove My Innocence
(Content Warning- Few Portions can be disturbing read) "I sat on a chair (in library in jail). I suddenly felt this simple act of sitting on a chair had restored some of my dignity and self respect. After I was released from jail, one of the first things I did was to buy four chairs so that I could sit with dignity ...." From the book[1] 'Framed As A Terrorist: My...
JUSTICE VS JUDICIARY (2019) By Sudhanshu Ranjan, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, Price Rs. 995
The telos of any written constitution, in the ontological sense is seen in articulation of devices which controls the power of various organs of the state. No organ/instrumentality of the State is expected to exercise a power beyond what is approved by the Constitution. The Constitution is supreme and all the authorities including the judiciary shall confirm to this supreme law of the...
'Black Warrant: Confessions Of A Tihar Jailer' - A Gripping Account Of Prison Life
One word that can be used to describe "Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jail" by Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhury is – gripping. An absolute page-turner, the non-fiction novel recounts the experiences of Mr. Sunil Gupta who spent 35 years as a jailer at the infamous Tihar jail and then as the Legal Advisor to the Director Of Prisons. What struck me right off the bat was the...
The Many Symptoms Of Tax-Efficient Behaviours
Taxes are a big levy on regular income of a person, or a corporate body. But tax burden on salaried individuals and big corporates are vastly different. An off-hand number crunching tells us how taxes take away most of what we make from our sweat and intelligence. For instance, in India you have to pay Rs. 30 as income tax on an income of Rs. 100 (assuming you are in the highest...
[Sponsored] AZB Senior Associate Armaan Patkar Writes Sine Qua Non Book: Insider Trading: Law & Practice
EBC is pleased to announce the release of the book, titled Insider Trading: Law and Practice. The book was authored by Armaan Patkar, a Senior Associate at AZB & Partners. The book has been described as a pioneering work and a sine qua non for anyone engaged in the field of securities regulation, whether a student, academic or practitioner. The book represents...
[Book Review] The Commercial Mediation Monograph By Sriram Panchu
To the world presently, Mr. Sriram Panchu is the man who has taken up the challenge of mediation of the Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir dispute along with distinguished co-mediators. To mediation aficionados of India, Mr. Panchu is one of the handful practising mediators who have contributed to the literature on mediation in India (other than his obvious high achievements that go...
"Adventures Of The GST Man" India's First Comic Book On GST - Review
A comic is the last thing that comes to one's mind while looking for a tool to help understand a new and complex tax law like Goods and Services Tax (GST). But the same has been made possible by the Author Mr. Srinivas Kotni in his book titled- "Adventures of the GST Man". The idea of presenting a bird's eye view of the Law through a superhero called GST is quite innovative and...