Interviews
Supreme Court Went Wrong In Saying Demonetisation Had Reasonable Nexus With Eradicating Black Money : Professor Arun Kumar|Interview
Economist Professor Arun Kumar has opined that the Supreme Court went wrong in holding that the demonetisation had a "reasonable nexus" with the objective of eradicating black money.On January 3, the Supreme Court, by a majority of 4:1, had upheld demonetisation as a legal and valid exercise. While holding the measure as satisfying the test of proportionality, the majority judgment authored...
Legalising Same-Sex Marriages : Interview Of Kerala’s First ‘Married’ Gay Couple
Sonu and Nikesh got wedded in 2018. Shortly after, they heard the happy news - the Supreme Court had decriminalized Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Their joy knew no bounds. They began picturing the perfect life together. And it was, for a while. Soon, they were posed with a plethora of questions about their marital status. In every form and application, they were 'forced' to give...
Anti-Conversion Laws Are Coming For Political Reasons Than Actual Reasons: Ex-Judge Justice Deepak Gupta | Transcript Of Interview
This is the full transcript of the interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the topic of anti-conversion laws.State has no business to know if a person has changed religionMr. Manu Sebastian : "An important news of this week is the Supreme Court hearing a PIL which seeks to regulate forceful conversion. The Supreme Court...
Collegium For Appointing Election Commissioners Will Enhance Their Independence : Former CEC SY Quraishi
Commenting that the system of appointment of Election Commissioners is defective, former Chief Election Commissioner Dr.SY Quraishi said the process should be revamped to ensure the neutrality and independence of the Election Commission of India.Speaking in an interview with LiveLaw, he said, "I have spoken on many occasions that the most powerful Commission in the world has the most...
EWS Quota Is Reservation For The Over-Represented, Excludes The Real Unrepresented : Mohan Gopal On Supreme Court Judgment | Interview
According to renowned academician Professor Dr. Mohan Gopal, the Supreme Court's majority judgment which upheld the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) as introduced by the 103rd Constitution Amendment is comparable to the infamous emergency era judgment in the case ADM Jabalpur vs Shivkant Shukla."This is the ADM Jabalpur moment for social justice", he said speaking in...
'CCI Order Against Google Will Boost Digital Innovation': Interview With The 3 Young Lawyers Who Fought The Legal Battle
Search Engine Giant Google has been in news headlines for over a week now. This is because of two orders passed by the Competition watchdog of India, which heavily fined the Company.The first order passed by the Competition Commission of India on October 20 imposed a penalty of Rs. 1337.76 Crore on Google under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002, for abusing its dominant position in...