Something About The Law

The screenshot’s from Serve.gov, a U.S State website that encourages community service and volunteer work. Ever since the Obama administration took office at the beginning of the year, the White House has embraced online social interaction, using tools like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to facilitate a two-way flow between Government and civil society. Web 2.0, [...]

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Four years from the murder of Shanmughan Manjunath (who was killed in an attempt to expose misgivings in the petroleum lobby in U.P), corruption remains rampant in India. No instance exemplifies this better than the 4,000-crore scam involving Madhukar Koda which has sent shockwaves through the political establishment in the country. Whistleblowers are yet to [...]

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The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, is a landmark legislation that concretizes the judicial and constitutional status accorded to publicly supported education for children between six and fourteen years. I’ve embarked on some questions that hold jurisprudential significance to the Act, and the way its analysed. Please find a copy of the [...]

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