Adjudications
Another CAT
Image via Wikipedia Judicial arrears and case pendency are not a new problem. We have been dealing with these issues and problems for some time now. The setting up of quasi-judicial tribunals was seen as one way of reducing this pendency. Here tribunals would adjudicate disputes based on their thin and defined areas of competence [...]
the loaded dice : part 2
This is the final and concluding part of my blogposts on Electronic Voting Machines. In the first part I commenced my discussion on the probability of vote fraud when elections are conducted by EVM’s and the refusal of the ECI to have an independent examination of the devices. I surveyed India’s experience with EVM’s in [...]
the loaded dice : part 1
In this two part blog post I examine the faultlines and the legal issues surrounding Electronic Voting Machines. EVM’s like many technologies presents tremendous benefits, however we should be cognizant of its risks. My post while supportive of EVM’s calls for a review of its security procedures. I also call for routine risk assessments where [...]
bilski delivered
Bilski v. Kappos was one of the most anticipated decisions on patent law by SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States). Law geeks (like me ?) used to run weekly checks on the status of the case. The stakes involved in Bilski were huge and it promised to be the Sony v. Universal Studios (where [...]
the utilitarian critique of E2 Labs v. Zone-H
Image by ulle.b via Flickr Most litigation lawyers are aware of the incredible power of interim orders. These orders acquire a heightened status due to the prolonged delays which beset our adjudicatory institutions. Often these delays morph interim orders into perpetual ones. Hence, they turn from merely protecting the rights of the Plaintiff to offending [...]
for this accursed string strangles us all
I am quite fond of the quote, “for this accursed string strangles us all”. It is the cry by an Indian Mutineer who when lead to the gallows pointed to the telegraph line which would carry his execution orders and yelled it to the morbid amusement of our former colonial masters. The cry becomes relevant [...]
burn after reading
Image via Wikipedia On any given day I am offered a Russian mail order bride, Viagra Prozac and other controlled drugs from Canadian pharmacies, win a billion Euros in a British lottery and asked for assistance to set up a fund transfer for the progeny of deposed despots from Nigeria. Beyond this spam, once a [...]
Who am I to you?
Image via Wikipedia From the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s bollywood as a content production industry believed religiously in the application of “formulas” and “equations” for achieving success at the Box-Office. Rajshree Productions was one of the movie production houses which routinely used to practice this arithmetic. In the 1994 movie “Hum Aapke Hain [...]
PIL : P is not only for the “public”
Image via Wikipedia It is quite obvious that when Pornography mixes with modern technology it poses deep problems for law, Lawrence Liang writing at the Kafila Blog on “law, cinema and sleaze” in his post, “watching films blindfolded” described the difficulty of the interpretative technique in rendering decisions on “obscene movies”. Liang, wrote that legal [...]
Petronet LNG v. Indian Petro Group : Two Unpleaded Torts
Image by Write Pics via Flickr One of the decisions I came across while recently authoring a paper on privacy law was the Delhi High Court decision in the case of Petronet LNG v. Indian Petro Group and Anr. (CS (OS) No. 1102/2006). What I found interesting were the categorical findings in the decision on [...]
