All posts tagged Judiciary

The Basic Structure Doctrine: An insider’s view
October 27, 2011, 5 Comments

(This is a book review of TR Andhyarujina’s recently released book “The Kesavananda Bharati Case: the Untold ...

Back With a Bang
July 7, 2011, 5 Comments

When one returns from a long break from work, one is tempted to take it easy, switch gears slowly, and settle into a rhy ...

Vacations
May 21, 2011, 5 Comments

(This is a supremely personal take on an issue most working adults in this country find hard to live with: Supreme Court ...

Judicial Officers and Article 311 of the Constitution
March 10, 2011, 20 Comments

In light of contemporary debates over judicial accountability, the question recently considered by the Supreme Court in ...

An Interesting Question of Judicial Precedent
February 2, 2011, 9 Comments

The post discusses a fascinating question of judicial precedent, dealing with the approach to determining the ratio of c ...

A Butterfly Flutters by in Kerala and a Tornado Hits the BCCI
February 1, 2011, 27 Comments

(Apologies to Sreesanth fans. This post is not about him.) Waiting for one’s matter to be called on a Miscellaneou ...

Something’s rotten in…
January 18, 2011, 2 Comments

This article can also be accessed at MyLaw “‘Something is rotten in the State of Denmark’, said Shakes ...

India is a land of immigrants
January 17, 2011, 6 Comments

As a lawyer, you cultivate the habit of walking into a room and pretending that your answers have to be the right answer ...

How India missed getting its first woman Chief Justice India
November 26, 2010, 13 Comments

Four women have been elevated to the post of the Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 60 years of the Court’s ex ...

Up in Arms
November 16, 2010, 12 Comments

“The Indian armed forces are bravely defending the borders of the country, often standing on guard at a height of 20,0 ...