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How Supreme Court judges got their law clerks
An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter tells us about his role in starting the judicial clerkship programme
7th Oct 2024
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“Ayodhya is a storm that will pass”: Justice Ahmadi on his 1993 dissent
An excerpt from CJI Ahmadi’s biography written by his granddaughter captures the pressures of being a dissenting judge in a landmark case
7th Oct 2024
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Did Dr Ambedkar Want to Burn the Constitution?
A chapter in a recent book looks at the context of a statement often quoted by proponents of a new Constitution. Here’s a brief excerpt.
6th Jun 2024
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A star in the judicial firmament: Fali Nariman on Justice Subba Rao
An excerpt from Nariman’s autobiography showcases his wit and insight on a favourite topic: Supreme Court judges
1st Mar 2024
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“In choosing the essential practices test, Indian courts have shaded out alternative doctrinal approaches”: Mathew John
The author of ‘India’s Communal Constitution’ on the balance between individual rights, religious identities and the Uniform Civil Code
11th Jan 2024
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A Tale of Two Constitutions: An Excerpt from ‘A Dismantled State’
The abrogation of Article 370 threatens the safeguards acknowledging special arrangements in other states too, writes Anuradha Bhasin.
24th Aug 2023
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A Broken Pact: An Excerpt from ‘A Dismantled State’
The terms of J&K’s Instrument of Accession have been compromised by the abrogation of Article 370, Anuradha Bhasin argues in her book.
16th Aug 2023
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