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Injustice to the Justices

- February 4, 2020

By India Legal Bureau The Collegium system of recommending judges for transfer, appointment and elevation is anything but transparent. Seniority is often violated, merit is not considered as a crit...

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Enemies of the State

- February 2, 2020

By Dilip Bobb Thanks to our very own guntoting Dirty Harry, we have been reliably informed as to who the real enemies of the people are. It’s a long and lengthening list thanks to such progressive ...

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Law Campus Updates

- February 2, 2020

NLU Delhi students write open letter to High Court Over 145 past and present students from the National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) have addressed an open letter to the Delhi High Court, urging th...

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Delay in Executions: Hanging Fire

- February 1, 2020

There has been a trend among death row convicts to get their execution delayed through appeals and curative petitions. What are the legal loopholes that allow them to prolong their sentences despite t...

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A glut of information

- September 12, 2019

By Prabir Biswas Although a "probaashi bangali" (a rather condescending term used by the Bengalis from West Bengal for their ilk who have settled in other parts of India, I have always been fascina...

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In Defence of Animal Rights

- January 5, 2019

Above: Youth trying to tame a bull during a Jallikattu event at Alanganallur village near Madura/Photo: UNI Few would disagree that former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra left his stamp on the j...

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The Seat of Arbitration

- December 23, 2018

Few would disagree that former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra left his stamp on the judiciary. This can be viewed through the prism of some of his major judgments that show the breadth of legal di...

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