Introduction US-Israel attack on Iran has been justified by the US-Israel as an exercise of the right of collective self-defence in international law, with respect to the threat faced by Israel from Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities. The US representatives have not stated it exactly like this, but if the matter goes to a legal forum, I believe this is how the US-Israel attack on Iran would be advised to…
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Introduction Trump Tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court of the USA has worldwide implications. I am discussing the legal impact of Trump tariffs struck down on the India-US trade deal in this piece. The simple truth of India-US trade deal is out now. India has, in fact, been lucky to have delayed the deal for so long that it can easily walk out of it without any qualms, but,…
Epstein Files Transparency Act The Epstein Files Transparency Act inter alia requires the attorney general of the US to release all documents relating to Epstein in the possession of the Department of Justice of the US government commonly referred to as Epstein files. India has also got affected of it because the Epstein Files Transparency Act indeed has extraterritorial jurisdiction even over foreign dignitaries over riding their right to privacy….
Introduction Umar Khalid bail rejected yet again. Yes, of course. But the task this time in the Supreme Court of India (SCI) was so difficult that it had to lead to the perversion of bail jurisprudence in India. In this blog post, I am just discussing the perversion. The Umar Khalid case has already been discussed in good detail by me earlier in Umar Khalid Bail Judgment: The Victory of…
Introduction Thailand Cambodia ceasefire renewal through the efforts of ASEAN has fructified, but is it the end of Thailand Cambodia war? The ceasefire is definitely a step towards ending the war. It is like a political intervention to get the law and order situation in control, but unless the root cause of Thailand Cambodia conflict is addressed through resolution of Thailand Cambodia border disputes, the conflict will keep getting re-ignited,…
Introduction The Supreme Court of India (SCI) in a bench comprising the new chief justice of India (CJI) has recently upheld the Samuel Kamalesan judgment of the Delhi High Court (DHC), where Samuel Kamalesan; a Christian Indian Army officer (lieutenant) in the 3rd cavalry regiment of the Indian Army comprising three squadrons of Sikh, Jat, and Rajput; had challenged his dismissal from the Indian Army. This case has almost gone…
Introduction Surendra Koli’s acquittal in Nithari killings presents a dilemma. The dilemma between the need to satisfy the quest for justice versus the belief in the legal system. The media, in this case, had declared Surendra Koli as the convict in the Nithari case. Not only that, the Indian justice system right up to the Supreme Court of India (SCI) had declared him the convict awarding him capital punishment. He…
Before delving into the question of imposition of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, leading to Sonam Wangchuk detention under the NSA, the Act itself needs to be understood first. The National Security Act (NSA) The genesis of the NSA, ironically, lies in article 22 of the Indian Constitution, which is the right to protection against arrest and detention. It recognizes preventive detention and authorizes the state to make law…
The Trump’s Gaza peace plan should not have originated from the US. Any Gaza Peace Plan has to have the approval of the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council to ensure its compliance. I propose an alternative peace plan for the adoption of the UN and its endorsement. The Alternative Gaza Peace Plan Including West Bank Palestine, comprising Gaza and West Bank, shall be an independent state. Every…
Facts of the Umar Khalid Bail Judgment Allegations The allegations against Umar Khalid, as deciphered from the Umar Khalid bail judgment by the Delhi High Court, can be summarized as taking part in a conspiracy to create communal disharmony in India through orchestrated mass-scale communal riots in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, which through its wide implication would disturb the unity of entire India on religious lines (also mentioned…