Mamata Banerjee, Priyanka Chopra And Aishwarya Rai: What Bonds Them Together And Why?26 May 2019 5:16 AM GMTOn 14-05-2019 the Supreme Court of India created one more example of broadening the freedom of speech when it ordered for the immediate release of Priyanka Sharma, a BJP activist. Sharma had...
Homoerotic narratives have never been a novelty in the western culture. In Greek mythology, Apollo loved Hyacinth, a handsome Spartan prince. Their gleeful love affair even defied death. The loving...
After a few protests and arrests, the woman complainant (of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India) has been forgotten by judges, lawyers and media. Staring substantial injustice is that...
On May 15th, LiveLaw reported that the Chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI), Manan Mishra, raised concerns over women taking undue advantage of the law to falsely implicate men in cases of...
United States of America ('USA') is touted to be one of the most progressive countries in the world. The country is lauded for its pro-liberty stance on the rights of citizens. However, the state...
A very unfortunate episode, showing the arbitrary conduct of the West-Bengal Government towards the sacrosanct right to expression was partially ended with an un-called and forced apology by the...
The UPA regime saw the Supreme Court become an important part of public discourse. The cancellation of spectrum and coal allocations defined the anti-corruption Campaign. In the run up to the 2014...
CONSTITUTION OF INDIAArticle 300 A of the Constitution of India states that no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law. Entry 17 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the...
Preface: The party who commits default in payment can be sued by a payee in the civil court by filing suit for recovery of money. However, the special provision of Section 138 under the Negotiable...
In India, however, our politicians, our businessmen, and surprisingly at times even our courts often seem to disagree. India ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the Reporters Without Borders' ...
INTRODUCTION I am changing my earlier opinion for the reasons to be indicated hereinafter. Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (the 'Cr.P.C' for short)...
The events of the last few weeks, starting with the allegations of sexual harassment and abuse of power against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, have shattered the credibility of the Supreme...
A hundred and thirty-eight and 125! These are not random numbers or seat predictions for the alliances – these are the number of days the Supreme Court, as well as the Delhi high court, are on...
We the people gave to ourselves a 'democratic republic'. It is a republic if we can keep it(Benjamin Franklin). Have we been able to keep our republic? The answer is obviously no. Not the way framers...
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday delivered a fascinating judgment in B.K. Pavitra v Union of India, concerning the relationship between reservations in promotions for Scheduled Castes...
The life of Prof. Madhava Menon is a great book of teachings: vision, values, dedication and integrity. Prophet and a pragmatist, architect and a mason. Historical narratives attempt to catalogue...
I requested Prof.N.R. Madhav Menon to speak at the tenth Annual Convention of CIC in 2015 addressing issues of character and duties of the Commissioners. He touched upon important aspects saying that...
