Misintrepretation of the Law of Sedition The only relevant portion in Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail order is paras 54 to 57. This order has completely misintrepreted the law of sedition. Even though S. 124A has been quoted, it has not been followed. There is no connection between anti-nationalism and disaffection against the government. What is punishable under the section is the preparatory actions of waging war against the state by bringing…
Kedarnath Judgment: Procedural Lapses There were four appeals before the supreme court wrt Kedarnath judgment on sedition. C.A. 169 of 1957, which arose from the grant of special leave to appeal was dismissed. And the three other appeals, i.e. C.A. 124-126 of 1958, which arose from the certificate granted by the high courts, were allowed and the cases were remanded back to the high courts. The challenge to s. 124A,…
Jammuites thought our exodus was temporary . Though they benefitted economically because of us, they developed an antipathy towards us. For them, we were outsiders. Within months, invectives had been invented for us. The most popular among them was: ‘Haath mein Kangri munh mein chholey Kahan se aayey Kashmiri loley’ Kangri in hands, chickpeas in their mouth From where did these Kashmiri flaccid penises come? The above is a quote…
What is Akhand Bharat? Akhand Bharat (or less threatning Akhand Hindustan) not only includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh but also Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Myanmar and even Tibet: basically all the lands where Britishers colonized or tried colonizing. This is different from the RSS concept of Hindu Rashtra. However, they indeed want to identify Akhand Bharat with Hindu Rashtra. This becomes evident from the statements of RSS ideologues,…
Background of the Writers’ Protest Against Sahitya Academy The left leaning writers have started a protest against Sahitya Academy in specific and the government in general. In this writers’ protest, more than 40 writers have either returned their awards or relinquished their statuses. Their protest is against the “terrorism” of the extremist right wingers and against the “subtle” support of the state machinery to the acts of “terrorism” against writers,…
Introduction Hardik Patel, a 21 year old young man, has risen into an overnight sensation courtesy the Patel community’s demand for OBC reservation. His main grouse is that Patels have remained poor because of educational backwardness and need to be uplifted through reservation in jobs and educational institutions vide OBC categorization. Of course, this is a shallow political agitation, but the messaging is very loud and clear for the idea…
Oxymoron Indeed! A new debate has arisen in India about practicing advocates. The crux of the matter is that the “guardians” think many advocates leave practice and join other profession without informing the bar; therefore, their name shouldn’t continue to appear in the rolls of advocates prepared by the state bar councils. So, a new concept of “practicing advocate” has been introduced. I think the word “practicing advocate” is an…
In the past, I have written twice on regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi: wrt legal issues and a general perspective. I am myself a resident of an unauthorised colony, so I do have a bias towards their regularisation. However, ironically, every time I hear the news of regularisation, I get goose bumps. There are so many unresolved issues wrt unauthorised colonies that there are strong chances of the non-conforming…
Prostitution in India: The Existing Position As per Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956, prostitution means “the sexual exploitation or abuse of persons for commercial purposes or for consideration in money or in any other kind, and the expression ‘prostitute’ shall be construed accordingly.” However, it is to be noted that the act doesn’t criminalize prostitution in India per se. It only criminalizes the following: Prostitution in brothels; i.e., any place…
Baba Rampal’s Conflict with BJP Baba Rampal’s arrest after a deadly ashram clashes is a very complex issue. Far more complex than any ordinary perception. A direct challenge to judiciary; a private army; a huge following; a business enterprise; a sustained secretive rebellion; alleged maoist links; but still a failure in the end for Baba Rampal. The maoist-link theory has been floated today only, that too through rogue intelligence officers;…