Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in Constitution, Democracy, Politics, Rule of Law on Feb 15th, 2009
A referendum is currently under way in Venezuela where voters are to decide on a proposal that would assist elected officials in seeking as many terms as they wish. Mooted by the Hugo Chavez-led Government, the proposal is set to be a watershed in the political landscape of this South American country. A similar referendum [...]
Posted in Constitution, Court, Democracy, india, Politics on Feb 4th, 2009
The Supreme Court has now stated in an Order that strikes and bandhas are a part of the freedom of expression. As reported by the Times of India, this despite a Supreme Court ruling in 1998 that the calling of a bandh is not permitted by the Constitution. This post may be treated as explaining [...]
Posted in Constitution, Democracy, india, Politics on Jan 25th, 2009
This comes as news to all the politicos in Andhra Pradesh wanting to form Telangana. The AP High Court has now reserved its order on a PIL on whether the government has the power to divide a state into smaller states. The petition is based on the contention that a state cannot be bifurcated without [...]
Posted in Constitution, Court, Democracy, india on Jan 21st, 2009
I learnt today that apparently the Chief Justice and his office do not constitute a ‘public authority’ under the Right to Information Act. This, after the Supreme Court petitioned the Delhi High Court against an order passed by the Central Information Commission asking the CJI to disclose as to whether the judges of the Supreme Court were [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 10th, 2009
Below are my notes of Mr Lyngdoh’s lecture on ‘Electoral Reforms in India’. Mr Lyngdoh gives a good insight into the working system and most of his recommendations are noteworthy and would do a great good if implemented. Please watch out for the one- on- one interview of The Social Blog with Mr. Lyngdoh coming [...]
Posted in Constitution, Court, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Rights, Terrorism, Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2008
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 [...]