Monthly Archives: November 2008

“We’re not fine..”

By Aditya | Published: November 30, 2008
Rather writing something of my own sitting 12,000 miles away in Canada, I thought it’d be better to put in an email conversation that I had with a close friend of mine, working in south Mumbai, right at the heart of where the ill- fated attacks occurred. hey bro, im fine, everyone in office is [...]
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Racism in a Fundraiser?

By Aditya | Published: November 26, 2008
Read below to know how ridiculous people and organisations can get; Editorial: Disgrace at Carleton National Post Published: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Cystic fibrosis is a horrible disease. A congenital ailment, CF affects the mucus glands of the lungs, liver, pancreas and intestines, gradually interfering with digestive and respiratory functions until such time as the victim [...]
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Protecting your reputation under Article 21 ??

By Aditya | Published: November 26, 2008
If a person is sent to jail then even if he is subsequently released, his reputation may be irreparably tarnished. this then is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution. The above ratio in Deepak Bajaj v. State of Maharashtra adds to the series of ridiculous judgements that the Court has been giving off late. [...]
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To ponder about

By Aditya | Published: November 17, 2008
In December 2007, the Supreme Court deliberated upon the question as to whether conducting a narco-analysis test is constitutional and violative of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution; the arguments were concluded in january and the judgment is not out yet. Its been more than 11 months since and what we have seen is an [...]
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Congo:The Next Big Humanitarian Crisis?

By Arun | Published: November 17, 2008
At this critical juncture in the 21st century, all eyes are affixed on the financial crisis that both developed and developing economies are currently grappling with. Consequently, very little global attention is being paid to a rapidly deteriorating socio-political atmosphere in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a situation which may well be termed as Darfur [...]
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A Means- End Approach

By Aditya | Published: November 16, 2008
My latest area of research includes a certain approach called the ‘Means- End’ approach that the Supreme Court is following now a days. Below is a draft chapter of the article wherein I analyse this approach vis-a-vis anti- terrorist legislations. …………………………………………… Criminal law is best understood as an instrument of control that the state uses [...]
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