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Articles by siddhartha shankar mishra

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License to Live-in: Bin phere hum tere

  siddhartha shankar mishra   15 April 2010 at 14:57

I AGREE with the fact that it is the personal decision for a man and a woman, who are in love whether to live together or not. It is part of their Right to life, and not a criminal sin. But this is acceptable only for adults and not for adolescents. ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   2755 Views


The costs of justice

  siddhartha shankar mishra   13 April 2010 at 17:14

Paragraph 111 of this year’s Budget speech, which talked about the National Mission for Delivery of Justice and Legal Reforms, was overshadowed by other elements. Actually, there wasn’t much on this important component in the speech, bey ..


Posted in Others |   2874 Views


RTI: What is lacking, awareness or action?

  siddhartha shankar mishra   06 April 2010 at 09:29

WALKING DOWN the lane Jim saw a manhole, and said to Ted walking by his side that there was nothing commendable that the government was doing. They discussed it for over two hours stopping only when they saw a child fall in the manhole. It set Jim w ..


Posted in Others |   2095 Views


A scientifically naïve bill

  siddhartha shankar mishra   06 April 2010 at 09:29

Oddly enough in the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill-2009 the operator’s liability has been capped at Rs 300 crore (it is reported that this figure has become Rs 500 crore) instead of SDRs and it is just horrifying to think that if an a ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   1934 Views


Portrayal of violence on news channels

  siddhartha shankar mishra   01 April 2010 at 20:14

VIOLENCE IS never very far from our minds, it isn’t allowed to be. It is on television all the time for everyone’s viewing on our numerous news channels. It has become their favourite kind of news. India has 28 states and 7 union territo ..


Posted in Others |   2043 Views


JUDICIAL ACTIVISM- JUDGES AS SOCIAL ENGINEERS

  siddhartha shankar mishra   01 April 2010 at 20:14

I. The Activism Versus Restraint Debate Today In the sagacious words of Chief Justice Hidayatullah: “The first principle to observe is that the wisdom of the law must be accepted. A little incursion into law-making interstitially, as Holmes ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   3548 Views


Law Commission’s view of terrorism

  siddhartha shankar mishra   26 March 2010 at 23:19

An anti-terrorist law will soon be back, whether we like it or not, and one might as well open up a public discussion that may help soften it a bit. One wishes one could say we might even persuade the government to give it up, but that is without do ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   1650 Views


Judicial Discipline

  siddhartha shankar mishra   24 March 2010 at 08:42

The inconsistency in the law laid down by the highest court of the land is a cause for concern . . . The inconsistency in the law laid down by the highest court of the land is a cause for concern. It is assumed that where democracy breathes, and a ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   3924 Views


The costs of justice

  siddhartha shankar mishra   24 March 2010 at 08:42

aragraph 111 of this year’s Budget speech, which talked about the National Mission for Delivery of Justice and Legal Reforms, was overshadowed by other elements. Actually, there wasn’t much on this important component in the speech, beyo ..


Posted in Others |   1576 Views


Women Reservation Bill - An Overview

  siddhartha shankar mishra   20 March 2010 at 10:19

WOMEN RESERVATION BILL – AN OVERVIEW Women’s Reservation Bill speaks of 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Since its first appearance for seeking parliamentary approval in September 1996, this reserva ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   3262 Views



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