A LAWYER'S DUTY

Yakub Menon - picture courtesy Wikipedia

Yesterday, on my way to the Supreme Court, my driver asked me a question, echoing the popular sentiment―should the lawyers do what they did to save the life of Yakub Menon, a terrorist. Here is my take on this. 

IT LIES IN THE HEART

(These articles were written before I was elevated as the High Court judge on 5th February 1999 and were also published. Since then they have been updated.)

The Emergency

।। Independent India's Darkest Period।। Supreme Court's Shame।। More Executive Minded Than The Executive।। My Diary: Logbook 109-111।।

Case Study

।। Night Drama That Succeeded।। The Rosenberg Saga।। But, Is It Fair।।

 

 Law & History

Women Rights, Personal Clause and the Allahabad High Court।। In the Matter of 'A Judge'।। 

Law & Science

।। Nature Is Asymmetrical।। In The Matter of Epimenides।।

Comments

।। A Lawyer's Duty।। Euthanasia And Conscience To Keep।।

Life sketches

।। Srinivasa Ramanujan - The Genius।। The Story of Darwin, Creationism, Evolution and Law Courts।। Isaac Asimov: King of Science Fiction ।। Rajju Bhaiya As I Knew Him।।

Draft Bills

।। The Uniform Marriage And Divorce Bill।। The Population Control Bill।।

IT MEANS WHAT I CHOOSE IT TO MEAN

This post is about: 

•  'Alice in Wonderland' by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson though published under the name of Lewis Carrol, the most quoted book in the business and legal world; 
•  Liversidge v. Anderson 1941 (3) AllER 338 (the Liversidge case), an overruled decision of the House of Lords, that was heavily relied on in ADM Jabalpur v. Shiv Kant Shukla AIR 1976 SC 1207 (the Habeas Corpus case), where majority of our Supreme Court wrongly held that writ of Habeas Corpus was not maintainable during emergency; and 
• The Classic dissent of Lord Atkins in the Liversidge case.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, begin with going down a hole in pursuit of a white rabbit. In this world things turn 'curiouser and curiouser'. This painting by William H Bond depicts the same. It is taken from this page of the National Geographic, where more details as to how book was written can be read.

IT LIES IN THE HEART

(These articles were written before I was elevated as the High Court judge on 5th February 1999 and were also published. Since then they have been updated.)

The Emergency

।। Independent India's Darkest Period।। Supreme Court's Shame।। It Means What I Choose it to Mean।। My Diary: Logbook 109-111।।

Case Study

।। Night Drama That Succeeded।। The Rosenberg Saga।। But, Is It Fair।।

 

 Law & History

Women Rights, Personal Clause and the Allahabad High Court।। In the Matter of 'A Judge'।। 

Law & Science

।। Nature Is Asymmetrical।। In The Matter of Epimenides।।

Comments

।। A Lawyer's Duty।। Euthanasia And Conscience To Keep।।

Life sketches

।। Srinivasa Ramanujan - The Genius।। The Story of Darwin, Creationism, Evolution and Law Courts।। Isaac Asimov: King of Science Fiction ।। Rajju Bhaiya As I Knew Him।।

Draft Bills

।। The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Bill।। The Population Control Bill।।