Blogs tagged with: supreme court

When patriotism turns pretentious, I wonder who benefits.

by Anusha on in Constitutional Law
The judgment of the Supreme Court in Shyam Narayan Chouksey vs. UOI (Writ Petition(s) (Civil) No(s). 855/2016) lays down several directions regarding behavioral conduct around the national Anthem. The direction that has caught maximum attention is that “all cinema halls shall play the National Anthe...

Mercy Petition -SC Guidelines - Eye of the storm

by Sidharth Arora on in Constitutional Law
Mercy-No Mercy Sidharth Arora Advocate,Delhi High Court In a civilized country nothing can be more precious than the life and liberty of it’s citizens. Of all the parts of the Constitution nowhere else has been a more vociferous advocacy of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty than in Article 21 o...

SC causelist turns unlucky lawyer into gang-rape-accused

by Court Witness on in About legal practice
aqzb0kr5 @CourtWitness1 spots this rather unfortunate formatting snafu in tomorrow’s Supreme Court causelist, turning an unlucky advocate into an apparent instigator of the horrific village-kangaroo-court-ordered gang rape. A cautionary tale for any litigators who might have thought corporate lawyer...
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Tittilandus* The Supreme Court of India yesterday possibly set the largest bail bond in the history of the world: Rs. 37,000 crores (or about $6 billion) for the release of Subrata Roy from prison. Strictly (and legally) speaking of course, it’s not a bail bond, but only the t...
The year is 2004. Its quite crowded for a weekday at this Andheri (East) dance bar. He’s been here for an hour and a half and now the 4th round of that cheap double-whisky is getting to him. A female approaches. Comely features. Easy on the eyes. Probably from the countryside…trying to make some ext...