George H. Gadbois, Jr., chronicler of 93 Judges of Supreme Court of India, had this to say once: “When I first wrote to Justice A N Ray requesting an interview, I included a couple of articles I had published earlier. This enabled him to see that I was rather well-informed about him and the Court. […]
Read more "The Revival of Ray III"I am happy, a book finally celebrates Mrs. Gandhi. ‘Did you know Eve Curie, the scientist Marie Curie’s daughter, was a guest at the wedding? And Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the poet? He and his wife, Teji, sang a duet.’ ‘Six months before Operation Blue Star, as troubles escalate, Mrs. Gandhi decides, on a whim, to […]
Read more "The Woman – Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi"2018. A magazine has published a disastrous story on the Chief Justice of India. Lawyers are keen to exercise their freedom of speech, criticizing that CJI. 180K Followers, Former President, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. 275 Followers, Lawyer. 266 Followers, Lawyer. 1.15M Followers, Public Interest Lawyer and Activist. 11.9K Followers. 23.6K Followers, Writer. 3194 Followers, Lawyer. […]
Read more "Dipak Misra, Chief Justice of India II"Diyora and Bhanderi Corporation v. Sarine Technologies Ltd. [Civil Appeal Nos. 7304-7305 of 2018] A copyright infringement action over proprietary software under the Respondent’s ‘ADVISOR’ trade mark triggered the dispute. The Respondent wished to direct Mr. Robert “Bob” Zeidman to compare the softwares and to report Court as to whether the source code and object […]
Read more "Mr. Robert “Bob” Zeidman"P. Dasaratharama Reddy Complex, (2014) 2 SCC 201 referred to a large number of decisions of the SC in order to distinguish between clauses that were Arbitration Clauses and clauses that either led to Expert Determinations or were otherwise not Arbitration Clauses. For example, Tipper Chand, (1980) 2 SCC 341 was referred to; equally, the Court relied […]
Read more "Attributes of Arbitration Agreements"The Respondent, a Cooperative Federation of Milk Producers of Karnataka, adopted the mark ‘NANDINI’ in the year 1985 and under that brand name produced and sold milk. The Appellant adopted the mark ‘NANDHINI’, for its restaurants in the year 1989, and applied for registration of the said mark in respect of various food items sold. The Respondent […]
Read more "Nandini v. Nandhini : No Deceptive Similarity"“A single revolutionary spark may kindle a fire that, smouldering for a time, may burst into a sweeping and destructive conflagration.” It was the Judgment of Holmes J in Schenck v. United States, 249 US 47 at 52 (1910) that gave rise to the test of ‘clear and present danger’ for determining whether restrictions on […]
Read more "Clear and Present Danger"Rewarded with the presence of Justice A.N. Ray, Himat Lal K. Shah, (1973) 1 SCC 227 held: “Public meeting in open spaces and public streets forms part of the tradition of our national life. In the pre-Independence days such meetings have been held in open spaces and public streets and the people have come to regard […]
Read more "Reasonable Restriction II"Behind every successful fortune there is a crime, wrote Mario Puzo. Truly, not everyone fears the law. How else would a Head Constable’s son be Dawood? It is magnificent, Supreme Court has recommended to Parliament the creation of a separate offence of lynching. While all that you read after is the charm of law and […]
Read more "The Fear of Law and Lynching"Shyam’s Offer Shyam also met Karna and in attempt to avert war told him what no one else had told him. ‘Know that your birth mother is Kunti. By law, you are the eldest son of the man she married, Pandu. This makes you, by law, the eldest Pandava, with full rights to Pandu’s kingdom […]
Read more "Consistent Loyalty v. Contextual Thinking"I have not published 10,00,000 further words of Chief Justice A.N. Ray. Are his words at Calcutta High Court or at Supreme Court his only songs? I bow down to Hon’ble Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Hon’ble Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud. They have quoted Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab, (1974) 2 SCC 831 in […]
Read more "The Revival of Ray II"Some men try hard for reasons best known to them. Team 2, even before it had shot and finalized the final print of its movie, filed a case before Bom HC. Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud fought for Team 1. He won. Hon’ble Justice G.S. Patel wrote: “In the present case there is no evidence of the […]
Read more "Veere Disarray"“Haynes was a role model of mine. He and Greenidge were a pair that would take apart any bowling attack in the world. From the start of the day’s play I had kept a close watch on him. He was sitting in the Sussex dressing room, absorbed in the match. I worried that he might […]
Read more "The Haynes Discourse"“A distinguished South African Judge, Albie Sachs has spoken of the importance of understanding the value of Constitutional Transformation. In his book titled ‘The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law’, explaining the role of the Constitutional Court, Sachs has this to say: “It is difficult to analyze the impact that Court Decisions have on actual […]
Read more "The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law"“Section 465 provides punishment for the commission of the offence of forgery. In order to sustain a conviction under Section 465, first it has to be proved that forgery was committed under Section 463, implying that ingredients under Section 464 should also be satisfied. Therefore unless and until ingredients under Section 463 are satisfied a […]
Read more "The Proof of Forgery I"Thushara, when 19, married a man, not yet 21, at Chakkulathukavu Bagavathi Temple. Thushara‘s father filed a petition before High Court of Kerala and was awarded her custody. Supreme Court recently called a submission ‘neat’: “High Court has adopted an approach which is not permissible… Thushara is admittedly a major… she has the right to […]
Read more "The Freedom of a Major Girl"Judge 4 of Indian Supreme Court, Justice Lokur, will retire this year. Earlier, he questioned the integrity of the Chief Justice. April, he has interestingly worded a decision. “The couldn’t-care-less and insouciant attitude of Union of India with regard to litigation, particularly in Supreme Court, has gone a little too far… Union of India must […]
Read more "Aggression of SC Judges"“Whether in the case of promotion from the Subordinate Judiciary or of direct recruitment from the Bar, the performance of the candidate would be best known to the High Court.” While judging so, SC in Gauhati High Court v. Goto Ete & Others, [Civil Appeal No. 4298 of 2018] quoted, with minor compliment, two paragraphs […]
Read more "The Revival of Ray I"An inquiry was sought into the circumstances of death of District Judge, Brijgopal Harikishan Loya. The petitions were essentially based on articles published in Caravan on November 20/21, 2017. The issue was whether the death of Judge Loya was due to natural causes or there are circumstances which raise a reasonable suspicion about an unnatural […]
Read more "The Sad Death of Judge Loya"P. Jaganmohan Reddy was born into an aristocratic, wealthy, and prominent family in Former Princely State of Hyderabad on 23 January, 1910. An uncle of Jaganmohan Reddy, though a Lincoln’s Inn Barrister, never practiced law. Jaganmohan Reddy was the first member of his family to practice law as a profession. He was 59 when he […]
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