Kulbhushan Jadhav Case in ICJ: Facts The order dt 18.05.2017 in Kulbhushan Jadhav case in ICJ were solely concerned with the provisional measures that India sought in its application filed before the ICJ. Provisional measures can be analogized to ad-interim relief in municipal courts. In the ICJ, India has claimed the main relief of annulment of death sentence passed against Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan’s military court, and the provisional measure/interim…

The Phrase “Practicing Advocate” Is an Oxymoron 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 “non-practicing advocate” has been introduced in the Bar…

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 unauthorized colony in Delhi, 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 unauthorized colonies in Delhi that there are strong…

Prostitution in India: The Existing Position As per Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act, 1956, prostitution in India 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 instances of prostitution in…

Snoopgate: The Petition The news is that father of the girl, who was allegedly spied upon by Narendra Modi as a love interest while he was Gujarat chief minister, has approached the Supreme Court of India (SCI) as a next friend of the girl to restrain the central government from conducting any enquiry in snoopgate to protect the privacy of the girl, who is now married. The petition claims that…

Jan Lokpal and AAP Resignation: The Legal Controversy Jan Lokpal and AAP resignation in reference to the same is connected to the message sent by the lt. governor (LG) to the Delhi legislative assembly u/s 9 of the GNCTD Act, 1991. In his message, the LG stated that the bill was not sent to him for his prior consent as required u/s 22 of the GNCTD Act, 1991, for the…