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- Pm's Action Plan To End Power Shortages By 2012 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
Need to move towards a more transparent system of subsidies'
- Split Verdicts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 29, 2007)
Close on the heels of a split verdict by Justice Markandey Katju and Justice S.B. Sinha of the Supreme Court on awarding death penalty to a self-styled swamy, Shraddananda, for the gruesome murder of his wife in Bangalore, another ruling by the same . .
- All The President’S Persons (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 29, 2007)
Today in India, two races are afoot. The first is the race between a creative society, a society that shows much energy and is surging upwards on the one hand, and on the other, the scaffolding of the state which is being hollowed by termites.
- Searching High, Not Low (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , May 28, 2007)
With some help from the media, the two dynasties tried hard to turn the sideshow into the main event in the Uttar Pradesh elections.
- Gmr Scripts Succession Plan Through A Family Constitution (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 28, 2007)
The demerger of business families, with all the trauma and acrimony attached to it, is fairly common in India.
- What Judicial Overreach? (Pioneer, Jagmohan , May 25, 2007)
While the administration of justice in general and the functioning of subordinate courts in particular leaves much to be desired, the higher judiciary, especially the Supreme Court, has won public applause.
- Fast-Track Courts For Civil Disputes (Tribune, S.S. Negi , May 24, 2007)
After experiencing success of the fast-track courts in the quick disposal of criminal cases, the Centre, as part of its judicial reforms initiatives, plans to put in place an improved contract enforcement mechanism through fast track civil courts.
- Uk Government Broke Law Over Chagos Exiles (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
Chagos islanders expelled from their homelands by the British to make way for the US airbase on Diego Garcia today won their legal appeal for the right to return home.
- Basic Structure Of The Constitution Revisited (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, May 21, 2007)
The basic structure theory plays a useful part in our constitutional jurisprudence. But was there truly a judicial formulation by the Supreme Court of India of the basic structure doctrine in the Kesavananda Bharati case?
- Horn, Ok, Please! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
This book defies simplistic generalisations and succeeds greatly in understanding the Indian psyche.
- Akal Takht Rejects Dera Regret, Calls Punjab Bandh Tomorrow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
Rejecting Dera Sacha Sauda’s expression of “regret”, Sikh high priests today called for a Punjab bandh on May 22 in protest against the Dera chief’s “act of blasphemy” by posing in the attire of Guru Gobind Singh.
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , May 19, 2007)
While the administration of justice in general and the functioning of the subordinate courts in particular has left much to be desired, the higher judiciary, especially the Supreme Court, has won much public applause.
- Obc Quota Referred To Larger Bench (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
In a relief to the UPA government, but casting uncertainty over the implementation of reservation for OBCs in centrally-funded educational institutions including IIMs and IITs from the current academic session, the Supreme Court on Thursday . . .
- Sc Won’T Be ‘Bullied’ By Govt On Obc Reservations (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Maintaining that the government cannot adopt a “bullying” attitude, the Supreme Court today referred to a larger Bench the controversial issue of 27 per cent quota for OBCs in elite central educational institutions, a decision that caused fresh . . .
- Is Quota Based Solely On Caste Impermissible? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Court will also examine whether such exercise is divisive and incompatible with unity and integrity
Is caste-based reservation a permissible form of affirmative action?
What are permissible criteria for identification of the `class'?
- Obc Quota Fails To See The Light (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, May 18, 2007)
The issue of OBC reservation in educational institutions seems to have met its end at least for this year with the Supreme Court on Thursday referring the bunch of petitions challenging the Government's reservation policy and the 2006 Act in . . .
- Can Musharraf Be Both Army Chief And President? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 16, 2007)
Qazi Hussain Ahmad, President of Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), has done what was feared by those who would have President General Musharraf president for another five years.
- Congress On Tenterhooks, Awaits Maya's Response (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, May 15, 2007)
The Congress and the Left parties are anxiously waiting for BSP supremo Mayawati to show her cards before announcing the UPA's candidate for the presidential election.
- 7 Brahmins In Maya’S Team Of 50 (Asian Age, Amita Verma, May 14, 2007)
BSP president Mayawati was sworn in as the 32nd chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at a simple function here on Sunday. Ms Mayawati was administered the oath of office and secrecy on the lawns of Raj Bhavan by the governor, Mr T.V. Rajeswar.
- Hall Of Shame (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, May 14, 2007)
Behind the deplorable actions of the Gujarat Police lies the determination of most State governments to use the police for their own ends.
- The Ides Of March & May (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, May 14, 2007)
Writing for a foreign newspaper, I recently described Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry’s 25 hours on the road to Lahore as a tipping point for a significant change in Pakistan’s politics one way or another.
- Judicial Reform In The Indian Context (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, May 12, 2007)
There is no reason why we should not have a Performance Commission for the judiciary.
- Some Hard Facts (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Narcoanalysis is being mainstreamed into investigations and court hearings in India. This raises grave scientific and ethical questions.
- Obc Case: Vahanvati Submits Consolidated List Of Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Bench expected to incorporate questions necessary for adjudication
Eight weeks given to parties to complete pleadings
Matter unlikely to be decided before the start of academic year
- Obc Quota: Sc Reserves Verdict (Tribune, S. S. Negi, May 10, 2007)
After perusing the questions framed by the government, petitioners and other parties for referring the contentious issue of the OBC reservation in central education institutions (CEIs) to a constitution bench, the Supreme Court today reserved its . . . .
- Sc Reserves Order On Referring Quota Issue To Constitution Bench (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
Supreme Court has on Wednesday reserved its order on the plea of the Centre to refer the issue of the 27 percent quota for the OBCs in elite central educational institutions to a Constitution Bench.
- Full Court To Hear Chaudhary’S Petitions (Tribune, Afzal Khan, May 09, 2007)
In a significant twist to the ongoing judicial crisis, the five-judge larger bench of the Supreme Court on Monday restrained further proceedings in the presidential reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.
- Judicial Activism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2007)
Has democracy been functioning in the way the framers of the Constitution envisioned it?
- Bits Of Consensus (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 09, 2007)
The working group reports made to the third Round Table Conference on Kashmir contain the seeds of forward movement.
- Ec Orders Bjp To Condemn Cd (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2007)
Reserving its right to decide on the demand for derecognition of the BJP on the controversial and inflammatory CD released during the initial phases of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Election Commission on Monday directed the saffron . . . .
- Is Narcoanalysis A Pseudo-Science? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2007)
Dr. B. M. Mohan, Director, Forensic Science Laboratories, Karnataka has sent this rejoinder to the article, "We need to talk about narcoanalysis," by Sriram Lakshman published on the Op-Ed page ofThe Hinduof May 2, 2007:
- Colombo Lifts Curbs On Diplomats' Visits (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 08, 2007)
Boucher to meet Rajapaksa today
President finetuning conflict resolution plan
Ceasefire pact under review: Minister
- Sharifuddin Pirzada’S Revelations (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 08, 2007)
The “great” Pakistani lawyer who helped Pakistan’s military dictators change our constitutions to suit their autocratic rule — and who is today Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s adviser and who lost his case when President General Pervez Musharraf . . .
- ‘Judicial Activism Is Like An Unruly Horse’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 04, 2007)
Judicial activism, in the sense of excessive judicial interference in the working of a democratic polity, is a basic and undeniable truth in India.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, May 04, 2007)
History shows that no tribunal has ever come out with an award satisfying all parties to a dispute.
- Should Judges Get Tenure For Life? (Asian Age, Dr P.C. Alexander, May 04, 2007)
The Chief Justice of India (CJI), Mr K.G. Balakrishnan has suggested the abolition of the practice of retiring Supreme Court and high court judges at a prescribed age (65 for Supreme Court and 62 for high court judges) in order to impart . . .
- Judicial ‘Overreach’? Overruled (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 03, 2007)
In India, the content and reach of judicial power is not defined — neither in our Constitution nor anywhere else.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 01, 2007)
Recently TV news highlighted an inflammatory communal video prepared by the BJP for its UP poll campaign. After conflicting comments by BJP leaders, the party disowned the material before it was circulated.
- Saudi Arabia At Crossroads (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 01, 2007)
Recent developments in Saudi Arabia, from the suspiciously timely unveiling of a plot against the royal family, oil wells and Army bases, to a revived demand for constitutional monarchy and electoral democracy, suggest something is rotten in the . . .
- Well Said, Mr Speaker: But Judicial Scrutiny Has Its Uses (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 30, 2007)
We largely concur with Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s views that the implications of the judiciary taking on itself the “onerous responsibility” of governance can be serious.
- Go By The Constitution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 30, 2007)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s caution against “judicial activism” must be seen against the background of the Centre’s failure to get vacated the Supreme Court’s stay order on the 27 per cent quota for the OBCs in institutions like the IIMs . . .
- Pac Seeks Amendment To Aiims Act To Annul Centre's Control (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
Public Account Committee (PAC) of the Parliament is unhappy that the premier medical institution, All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, has turned into a turf war between management and the Union Health Ministry.
- By The Courts, For The People (Indian Express, Rajindar Sachar , Apr 28, 2007)
The threat held out to the judiciary by some politicians because of the interim stay of the OBC quota shows a lack of maturity and understanding of the role of the judiciary in our constitutional set up.
- ‘Activism Of Any Institution Has To Be First Directed (Indian Express, Somnath Chatterjee, Apr 28, 2007)
The legislature has been accorded a pre-eminent position in our constitutional and political set-up, with power inter alia, to make laws, to exercise control over the nation’s purse, to make the executive accountable to the popular House, and when . . .
- The Bits And Pieces Of A Consensus (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2007)
The working group reports submitted to the third round table conference on Kashmir contain the seeds of forward movement.
- Campus Carnage In Virginia (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Apr 28, 2007)
The shooting at Virginia Tech, in which a student killed himself and 32 others, exposes serious problems afflicting American society.
- Indian Govt Sets Up Body To Review Centre-Provinces Relations (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 28, 2007)
The Indian government on Friday set up a four-member commission headed by retired chief justice of India Madan Mohan Punchhi to review relations between the Centre and provinces.
- No Single Authority Is Supreme (Tribune, Somnath Chatterjee, Apr 28, 2007)
AS is well-known, the doctrine of separation of powers is an inseparable part of the evolution of democracy itself.
- Punchhi Panel Set Up To Revisit Centre-State Relations (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 28, 2007)
Two decades after the constitution of the Sarkaria Commission, the Centre has set up a new commission to take a fresh perspective on Centre-State relations.
- Life & Achievements Of Abdullah Haroon (Dawn, Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2007)
HAJI Abdullah Haroon, whom the nation remembers today on his death anniversary, was a business magnate, entrepreneur, organiser, philanthropist, founder of several educational, religious and social institutions, and a leader of outstanding merit.
- Stay Within Limits, Somnath Tells Judiciary (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Judicial activism, of late, in superintending legislative policies and determining executive role has drawn a note of caution from Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2007)
It is a measure of the occasional dumbness of the political class that they don’t appear to have got the ringing message of the Supreme Court (coram: Pasayat and Panta, JJ) while declining to vacate the stay order on the quota regime.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 26, 2007)
It is a measure of the occasional dumbness of the political class that they don’t appear to have got the ringing message of the Supreme Court (coram: Pasayat and Panta, JJ) while declining to vacate the stay order on the quota regime.
- Order Without Force (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Apr 25, 2007)
The Centre seeks modification of the apex court order on police reforms, while several States have refused to comply with the directives.
- Initiatives Needed To Realise Vision Of A `New Kashmir': Manmohan (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Apr 25, 2007)
Third roundtable on Jammu and Kashmir gets under way
Need to overcome trust deficit with Pakistan
Committed to constructive dialogue
- Govt Asks Cji For Early Hearing (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Apr 25, 2007)
After failing to get the Supreme Court’s interim stay vacated on the OBC reservation in central education institutions (CEIs), the government today approached the Chief Justice of India for early hearing of a bunch of petitions challenging the . . .
- Backward Leap (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2007)
It's extraordinary that at a time when educationists are demanding that government concede autonomy to higher educational institutions, in the interests of incubating more centres of excellence, the latter wants to go in the opposite direction . ..
- Obc Quota: Court Won't Vacate Stay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
You waited for 57 years, why not 6 more months?
OBCs should be kept out this year
"You want to give partial effect to Mandal judgment"
- Is Judiciary Too Forgiving? (Business Line, P. K. Doraiswamy, Apr 24, 2007)
The Indian Constitution stands on the three pillars of Executive, Legislature and Judiciary, each acting as a `check and balance' on the other.
- A Long List Of Woes! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 24, 2007)
Recently Sebi has announced its decision to revise regulations and create master circulars.
- Sc To Hear Centre’S Plea On Obc Quota (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
With uncertainty looming large over the quota regime, the Centre will have to pass a stiff test on Monday in the Supreme Court which is likely to hear its plea for early vacation of the stay on the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in elite . . .
- Five-Star Jails Of India (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 23, 2007)
In a raid on Meerut Jail led by the DIG of Agra Jail to recover and seize cell phones and other unauthorised and prohibited items, there was a fight between the jail police and inmates of the high-security prison.
- Sc Set To Hear Plea On Obc Quota (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2007)
With uncertainty looming large over the quota regime, the Centre will have to pass a stiff test on Monday in the Supreme Court which is likely to hear its plea for early vacation of the stay on the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in elite . . . . . . .
- The Value Of Restraint (Tribune, P.P. Rao, Apr 21, 2007)
The speeches made by the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India at the Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices on April 8 have received wide coverage in the media, giving rise to this healthy debate.
- Making Judiciary Answerable (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 21, 2007)
It is an anniversary of sorts. Thirty-four years ago, on April 25, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appointed A.N. Ray as chief justice causing him to supersede three supreme court judges.
- Mk: Moving Sc On Cauvery Not Wise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Responding to Deputy Leader of the Opposition O Panneerselvam’s contention that the all-party meeting ignored the AIADMK’s demand that the state straightaway approach the apex court, Mr Karunanidhi said such a course would put the clock back by 50 years.
- Incipient Threat To Democracy (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 20, 2007)
Faced with a string of electoral defeats (Uttarakhand, Punjab and Delhi), the embittered 'secular' parties have launched a devious war against the judiciary.
- Court To Hear Centre's Application (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 19, 2007)
Maintainability to be decided
Government counsel plead for early listing of application
Satisfy us that it does not seek a review: judges
- Sc Snubs Govt On Obc Quota (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2007)
The Centre has failed to present any convincing argument or facts before the Supreme Court to justify its plea for vacation of the stay on OBC quota in central educational institutions.
- Settle The Issue (Pioneer, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 18, 2007)
The Supreme Court has done the right thing by admitting the review petition of the Rashtriya Mukti Morcha that had been earlier rejected by the Delhi High Court, seeking, in essence, a judicial clarification on whether a person of foreign origin . . . .
- Centre Comes Up With Bizarre Logic On Quota (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Apr 17, 2007)
The Centre on Monday asked the Supreme Court to vacate the stay imposed on the 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes in educational institutions, on the ground that the court had 'erred' in scrutinising the Government's data on . . . .
- Ethics Of Health Equity (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Apr 17, 2007)
What is health? The word is derived from the old English word `h<109,90>àe<109,100>lth', which, according to the Chambers 20th Century Dictionary, means, "sound bodily condition;
- Fixing The Price Of Water (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Apr 17, 2007)
IS water a really scarce commodity? Is it in short supply when we don’t count the vast quantities available in the oceans? Is the supply of fresh water falling behind its availability by such large amounts that a global crisis is imminent? Or is the probl
- Quota: Govt, Sc May Clash (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Apr 17, 2007)
In its application filed before the apex court on Monday, seeking early vacation of the stay, the Centre stated that the March 29 judgment had seemingly challenged the very constitutional order that empowered Parliament to exercise legislative powers.
- Activism Vs Over-Reach? (Deccan Herald, Nilotpal Basu, Apr 16, 2007)
Since the judiciary’s accountability to the Constitution is open to interpretations, the judiciary needs to be cautious.
- Posturing Is Counterproductive (Tribune, Anil Divan, Apr 16, 2007)
A lively debate on the limits of judicial activism has attained high visibility after the conference of Chief Justices and Chief Ministers.
- Congress Debacle In Mcd Polls On Expected Lines (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 16, 2007)
The defeat of the Congress at the hands of arch political rival BJP in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections does not come as a surprise and is fully in keeping with the trend of election results since last year.
- Equality Is A Fine Balance (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, Apr 15, 2007)
The prime minister’s recent statement that each organ of the state has “constitutionally assigned roles” and “each must respect the functions of the other” raises the critical question about the legitimate role of each state organ.
- Equality Is A Fine Balance (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, Apr 14, 2007)
The prime minister’s recent statement that each organ of the state has “constitutionally assigned roles” and “each must respect the functions of the other” raises the critical question about the legitimate role of each state organ.
- Wasted Years In Education (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Apr 13, 2007)
The last three years will be remembered for the initiatives of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development that were purely political and hence explicitly unproductive.
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