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There’s Something About the Law…

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice - Oliver Wendell Holmes When Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other self-confessed perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks stand trial in the Southern District Court of New York  next year,  something about the law that’s unique to the justice system in such high-profile, [...]
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Part III- The myth of ‘tough anti-terror laws’.

Apologies for this delayed post. However, quite fortunately, the last Part of this three-pronged series coincides with two seminal events/publications. 1. CJI K.G. Balakrishnan’s piece on “Terrorism, rule of law and human rights” in The Hindu (Opinion Page). 2. The Union Cabinet’s nod for NSA Amendments and a new Investigation Agency. KGB’s write-up/analysis of our [...]
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Racism in a Fundraiser?

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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Defeating Individual Choice: Linking Abortion & Marital Consent.

On Nov. 7, a Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices Thakker & D.K. Jain held that an abortion by a woman without her husband’s consent will amount to mental cruelty and a ground for divorce. To quote the Hon’ble Bench, Mental cruelty is a state of mind. The feeling of deep anguish, disappointment, frustration in one [...]
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