At a time when Indian Judiciary is suffused of all round criticism for long pendency of cases and tardy and dilatory justice delivery system, it is indeed relieving to learn that at long last a solemn beginning has been made by the Apex Court in this regard by coming to the brass tacks in a realisti...

Health, education, law & order are some of the defining features of the status of a society. But existence of a dynamic, realistic, truly responsive Justice delivery system is the hallmark of any civilized society that distinguishes it from other conglomerates of human groups. A great emphasis ...

Hello. Made it ? Decided to Come ? Right. Welcome. Or Not. Newbie, THIS is why you should RUN for your life in the other direction : 1) Heard about places in the middle of nowhere ? Well, get to the middle of nowhere, then take a left, and go down a 2.8 km stretch. That’s Nalsar. We’re 25 DAMN KM fr...

Right, said Salmond, is any interest, respect for which is a duty, and the disregard of which is a wrong. Disregard means neglect or indifference and does not require an actual violation. Seen in this sense many of our rights have been wronged. If the state declares certain rights but does little to...

It’s that time of the year again. Different queer collectives across the country are gathering round to discuss pride events. There are talks of pride this year commemorating the anniversary of the Naz Foundation judgment - the 2nd of July. Others would like it shifted to the less punIshing winter m...

8 things you should think about: 1. Under the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 the central or state government needs to give sanction for a court to take cognizance of an offence committed by a public servant. From what I see, state sponsored torture will seldom be prosecuted because the respective ...

It is indeed heartening to learn that despite on unprecedented gloomy specter of worldwide recession, Indian economy has niched a formidable place among world economics. While the public sector may pride itself in providing basic infrastructure or impetus accruing out of governmental politics, the m...

I’m not telling a new story out here but something that hit me hard when I heard it. A lawyer at one of our local courts had a decent practice. He wasn’t one to wear a tie and work in a corporate office but had a small place where “small-fry” clients visited him for their anticipatory bails and crim...

“God alone can take life because He alone gives it…An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi “I do not believe any civilized society should be at the service of death. I don’t think it’s human to become an agent of the Angel of Death.” - Elie Wiesel Capital punishment or the d...

AND ONE DAY I WILL BE PARTNER… And one day I will be Partner, When the sky will be hot and the day aglow, And there will be sweat on each one of my Associate’s brow. “How did he make Partner?” they’ll whisper, Who let this tyrant through they’ll wail, So much of work I will load them with, chained t...

Much has been said about the to be held bar exams. Analysis of the news however has more or less focussed on the adverse impact of the developments on students passing out this year, and not on solutions. Through the means of this blog, I request professionals and seniors in the industry to guide st...

The argument. Decisions of the CJI or his delegate, under section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A & C Act) have no binding value whatsoever on any court on any forum except the forums / arbitral tribunal/ parties involved in the arbitral proceeding in which such findings und...

An unfortunate Incident:- Yesterday, my friend narrated a real life story which left me dumbstruck. The said incident happened a few days a go. A 23 year old girl who was studying in one of the premier fashion institutes decided to shift her place of residence. She was in her final year and was expe...

The courtrooms, deserted generally during the summer break, give a great chance to walk around courts in Mumbai, some of which have great architecture. But a couple of courtrooms function for urgent matters and entering the courtroom gurantees toes being stepped upon. There is urgency for matters to...

I was shattered after reading this news article couple of day’s back, in some village in Ranchi, three men chopped parents of 14 year old kid in front of her eyes on the charges of practicing witchcraft. The same news instigated me to dug up and read more on the subject. I came across some more horr...

I am not a story teller. The art of story writing is a highly complicated one and is best left to accomplished masters of the craft, Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan, Guy De Maupassant and the likes.

Reservation(in the Indian context;I am not talking about Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav's tatkal quota here)will remain a contentious issue as long as democracy survives(the founding fathers of our constitution surely hadn't anticipated this)i.e in a country like ours, forever(unless one is overtly pessimistic).

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has agreed to postpone the planned bar exam to December, we are informed. Kian has insinuated here that another possible angle in introduction of the proposed Bar Admission examination may perhaps be to meet the ‘reciprocity’ criterion in the municipal law (e.g.: “You ...

The short point which arose for consideration (in 9 complaints and one appeal) before the Central Information Commission was whether the Bar Council of India and the State Bar Councils are ‘Public Authorities’ within the meaning of Section 2(h) (b) of the RTI Act, 2005. The Bar Council of India, in ...

An arrogant professor, with a sole ambition in life --- TORTURE! Many a Law Student has faced this, and many more shall don the robes of the ‘Sacrificial Lamb’. Here’s to all those Legal Raavan’s who have made an otherwise heavenly Law School Experience hell for the students! PS – The sole inspirati...

Our politicians hailed it as a strong message to Pakistan, the Maharashtra Chief Minister called for an early execution, Special Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam gave it the two thumbs up. There were fire crackers in the streets of South Bombay and sweets distrusted in its offices. Hang men are now com...