The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences hosted the Nani A. Palkhiwala Memorial Conclave, supported by the Tata Group. The Chief Guest's Address was delivered by Justice Dipankar Datta, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, who remembered Nani Palkhivala as one of the 'foremost thinkers of modern India' and added that his impact had gone much beyond the …
Justice Rohinton Nariman, who retires as a Supreme Court judge today, while delivering his speech in the farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association said that he was leaving this fantastic institution with mixed feelings. One learnt a lot from Justice Krishna Iyer on how to be genius and how at the same time to be unfailingly courteous …
The country is facing an "institutional crisis" as institution after institution appear to collapse, said lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan today. He said that independence of institutions like CBI, CVC,RBI, Information Commission, Election Commission and CAG etc was being compromised. Draconian laws like UAPA and NSA are being used to imprison and prevent bail from being granted to dalit activists like Chandra …
