“In 1999, it was reported: “Ganglord Chhota Shakeel is in direct contact with a serving Additional Sessions Court Judge in Mumbai, Jaysingh Wadhu Singh.” It was alleged, the Judge had agreed to go easy on cases involving members of the Dawood or the Shakeel family. J.W. Singh was in jail for 28 months before a […]
Read more "Judges with Colorful Lives: No. 8"Dial D for Don chronicles adventures of a decorated Police Officer. The facts are intense. At the centre of it all is The Don. The Don always sells. And this book too will earn from his name, for the most part. There are other stories too. “Operation Desert Safari“, detailing the rescue of Thekkat Siddique from 12/22 […]
Read more "A Review of “Dial D for Don: Inside Stories of CBI Missions”"It is said that Truman Capote started investigating The Clutter Murders after reading a 300-word New York Times article. 6 years spent on the case, gave us ‘In Cold Blood’, the first book of its kind. Capote was no journalist and Avirook Sen is no author. ‘Aarushi’ is a compelling read, no doubt. But I […]
Read more "A Review of “Aarushi”"An excerpt from Manoj Mitta, The Fiction of Fact Finding, (2014), pgs. 112 to 121: “A key element of the monitoring was the mechanism of the Amicus Curiae, a Senior Lawyer appointed by the Supreme Court to provide independent advise to it. The one for Jafri’s complaint was Senior Advocate, Raju Ramachandran. Much as he played […]
Read more "“History Has Its Own Eccentricities”"In Hemlata Singh v. Collector [MANU/UC/0315/2008], Hon’ble Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia [High Court of Uttarakhand] notes, “Chutzpah is a remarkable expression in Hebrew. Chutzpah is said to happen when a man kills his mother and father and then asks for clemency on the ground that he is now an orphan.” Hon’ble Justice S. Dhulia is the […]
Read more "Chutzpah"“For a long time I’ve wanted to compile a list of films about the Indian judicial system (I must admit I’ve watched very few). If people have any such lists they would like to share in the comment section I would love to hear about them. If there is enough of a response I’ll then […]
Read more "In Re: Nick Robinson"In (2014) 6 SCC 173, Hon’ble Justice T.S. Thakur observed, “cynical Chalta Hai Attitude… more often than not costs society dearly in man-made tragedies.” The man in question is Mr. Sushil Ansal. On 07.08.2011, Mr. Ansal had his book “Brick by Brick” unveiled by Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur at a glittering ceremony held at Rambagh Palace, Jaipur. […]
Read more "Referred to Larger Bench III: The Chalta Hai Attitude"45 have served the Nation as Chief Justice of India. First was a November born. Present one is an October born. Of the 45, 23 CJIs were born in October/November/December/January. 22 others are spread over remaining 8 months. 4 special months thus account for 51% of CJIs, India has witnessed. Notably, next CJI was born […]
Read more "Judges and Astrology II"The objective, authored by Souvik Bhadra and Pingal Khan and published by Rupa Publications, appeals to those who are fond of trivia. They have done well to avoid the temptation of being verbose. On the downside, it lacks the forceful, biting insight that I was hoping to find. These facts one shall be happy to […]
Read more "A Review of “Red Handed: 20 Criminal Cases That Shook India”"The omission to cite an authority of law is not a ground for review. It is Counsel’s error to have not brought to notice of Court, relevant precedents. Citing of authority, therefore, often offers problems to the Bar. There is sometimes the question of how many cases to cite. “Especially since, we have not yet […]
Read more "The Proverbial Chickens of Destiny"Love triangles in a marriage can cut both ways. The ‘woh‘ can be a man too. The incident of Naval Officer K.M. Nanavati gunning down his wife’s paramour, in the late ’50s, has not been forgotten. Truth be told, it is beyond doubt, a man and a woman are both equally likely to wander, and […]
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