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The world is currently dealing with the unfortunate COVID crisis. Almost every government across the world has brought in radical measures to curb the transmission of cases and save its citizens from dying. The central and state governments in India have also done the same. The laws and regulations framed by the governments, to either... Continue Reading →
Next month, Professor Andrew Burrows (University of Oxford) shall be sworn in as a Justice/Judge of the United Kingdom Supreme Court. Prof. Burrows is following the footsteps of the great Baroness Lady Hale (former Chief Justice of the Court, who delivered the judgment quashing the prorogation of the UK Parliament) who had also travelled from... Continue Reading →
The post has been republished by Live Law. In April 1976, when the infamous Emergency was in place in India, the New York Times wrote an article eulogising a Judge of the Indian Supreme Court, for his dissenting opinion in a judgment. The article titled ‘Fading Hope in India’ lauded Justice H.R. Khanna for his... Continue Reading →
[This post is part of a special series celebrating 47 years of the decision in Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala, wherein the Supreme Court of India laid down the ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’]. It has been republished by Live Law. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala [(1973) 4... Continue Reading →
[This post is part of a special series celebrating 47 years of the decision in Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala, wherein the Supreme Court of India laid down the ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’]. It has been republished by Live Law. The decision in Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala [(1973) 4 SCC 225] is significant... Continue Reading →
[This post is part of a special series celebrating 47 years of the decision in Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala, wherein the Supreme Court of India laid down the ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’]. It has been republished by Live Law. The judgment in Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala [(1973) 4 SCC 225] is arguably... Continue Reading →
Recently, a petition has been filed before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi which seeks orders from the Court to appoint an Advocate General (premier law officer of the government) for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (“NCT of Delhi”). It should be noted that NCT of Delhi is a not a state but a... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, the Calcutta High Court passed a significant verdict wherein it quashed a Leave India Notice issued by the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office, Kolkata to a Polish national, studying in India. The Polish citizen was served the Notice for allegedly violating his visa conditions as he had participated in political rallies against the recent Citizenship... Continue Reading →
[Image Credits - India Today] The Ministry of Home Affairs has been in the news as of late, for issuing several ‘Leave-India Notices’ to foreign nationals in India. The Notices are being seen as the government’s attempt to stifle dissent as allegedly, they have been issued only to those foreign nationals who have participated in... Continue Reading →
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