Something About The Law

I was on a trip to Mysore for the past four days. While I was in the Bus stand, an interesting incident happened that kept me pondering. It is in the context of a person’s right to know and not be cheated. I enter a cold drink shop and ask for a ‘minute maid’ orange [...]

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“The beauty of this country is that the system is against the poor”. -Abhir Dutt It was really amusing to hear this from a classmate of mine during a presentation. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditTweet thisSubscribe to this postPrint for laterTell a friend

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The Supreme Court recently stayed the Government law on reservations for OBC’s in India. The case judgment is available here. Here’s what people are saying about it; Bong Buzz writes ; The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed the government order of reserving seats for OBCs in higher education. However, there is nothing much to rejoice. [...]

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  March 29, 2007 Dear SAARC Government Leaders:   As the leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meet in New Delhi on April 3 and 4, 2007, the discussions will inevitably focus upon economics and regional security. At SAARC meetings, human rights problems in each member country have usually been treated [...]

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 There are means that cannot be excused. And I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don’t want just any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive. Albert Camu, from Resistance, Rebellion and Death [...]

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The Supreme Court has finally filled a gap in the Indian Penal Code. Since 1860, there was no concrete definition of ‘modesty’ in the Code even though outraging the modesty of a woman is an offence. In Ram Kirpal v. Union of India, Jusitices Arijit Pasayat and SH Kapadia have sought to bring some clarity [...]

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