EIA Notification: Judiciary's Tryst With 'Ex Post Facto' Environmental Clearance

The phrase 'Ex Post Facto' is being widely used these days, thanks to Clause 22 of the Draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020. Ex Post Facto is a Latin phrase which means 'done, made, or formulated after the fact'.The controversial clause 22 of the Draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 provides a route for those who run a project or an activity without obtaining...

[Law On Reels] 'Mrs. America'-A Must Watch TV Series For Feminist Jurists

The show's depiction of complexities of feminist politics offers useful lessons for Indian feminist jurists.

[VIDEO] LiveLaw Practitioner Series: [Investigation] From First Information Report To Filing Of Charge-Sheet [Sections 154 TO 173 CrPC] By Justice V. Ramkumar [Read Notes]

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" tomorrow at 10:30 AM(16/8/20)Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on the topic [Investigation] From First Information Report To Filing Of Charge-Sheet [SECTIONS 154 TO 173 CRPC]The Details of the Webinar are as follows:Zoom Meeting...

'Sanctity Of The Constitution Lies Essentially In Its Affirmation Of Secularity': Begum Aizaz Rasul, The Sole Muslim Woman In Constituent Assembly

('Women In Constituent Assembly' series will discuss the role played by women in the Constituent Assembly of India. This is the fourth article of the series)"The most outstanding feature of the Constitution is the fact that India is to be a purely secular State. The sanctity of the Constitution lies essentially in its affirmation of secularity and we are proud of it. I have full faith that this secularity will always be kept guarded and unsullied, as upon it depends that complete unity of...

[Prashant Bhushan Contempt] If Two Tweets Can Bring Down Court's Authority, Then It Is Not As Strong As We Imagined: Senior Adv Sanjay Hegde

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[VIDEO] Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases Of Supreme Court (1950-2020)-Episode [1] AK Gopalan Vs State Of Madras

LIVELAW PRESENTSGAUTAM BHATIA'S LECTURE SERIES ON LANDMARK CASES OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (1950-2020]EPISODE-1 AK GOPALAN VS STATE OF MADRAS[Gautam Bhatia graduated from the National Law School of India University in 2011. He read for the BCL and the MPhil at the University of Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship, and for an LLM at the Yale Law School. He practiced law for four years in Delhi. He...

73 Years Of Indian Independence: An Appraisal Of Freedom In India

As a country are we headed in the direction as aspired for by our freedom fighters? The multiple strands of Indian Freedom Struggle were premised upon a singularly ambitious ideal comprising national unity and integrity, and a democratic and equitable society. The 'said society' was to be achieved through a social-economic and political revolution pursued with a democratic spirit using constitutional and democratic institutions. For a grand success of India as a fully developed...

Independence Day Special: The Legal Road To Indian Independence

On August 15, 1947 India attained its independence from Britain. However, such independence came with some riders – Indian and Pakistan continued to be dominions of Britain, i.e., autonomous but technically still within the British Commonwealth. Both countries' dominion status was by virtue of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 (Independence Act) – which, despite being a monumental statute which changed the course of history and empire, only contained a measly twenty (20) sections. Before ...

Independence Day : What Does Freedom Mean When Institutions Carry Colonial Baggage?

'The Constitution sought to bring in an attitudinal shift in the approach of the institutions even while retaining their colonial structure, by redefining the nature of the relationship between the individual and the State'.

[TODAY AT 5.30 PM] Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases Of Supreme Court (1950-2020)-Episode [1] AK Gopalan Vs State Of Madras

LIVELAW PRESENTSGAUTAM BHATIA'S LECTURE SERIES ON LANDMARK CASES OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (1950-2020]EPISODE-1 AK GOPALAN VS STATE OF MADRASAUGUST 15 AT 5.30 PM[Gautam Bhatia graduated from the National Law School of India University in 2011. He read for the BCL and the MPhil at the University of Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship, and for an LLM at the Yale Law School. He practiced law for...

[Full VIDEO] LiveLaw Practitioner Series: "Law of Writs [Part 2] - Writ of Mandamus" By Vibha Datta Makhija, Senior Advocate

Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija (Supreme Court of India) will speak on the topic "Law of Writs ( Part 2 ) - Writ of Mandamus"Moderated By: Aditya SidhraThe details of the webinar are as follows:YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42La8U2RKVAZoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/94521111460?pwd=SlJyZ0NSdW45RmJucWcwaXpCMndHdz09Meeting ID: 945 2111 1460Password: 674553Facebook...

[Breaking] 'How Can There Be Exams Without Teaching? UGC Directions Arbitrary': Singvhi Seeks Cancellation Of Exams

"No one is against the exams in normal times. We are against exams during the pandemic", he submitted in SC.