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Gautam Navlakha v National Investigation Agency
This is an analysis of the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s judgment in Gautam Navlakha v Union of India. In this case, the Supreme Court has clarified a number of points regarding:- Judgment The following are the relevant paras of the judgment:- ¶ 45 – House Arrest is within the scope of…
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Evaluating India’s Unilateral actions on Indus Water Treaty
On 22nd April 2025 five armed militants attacked tourists near Pahalgam in Kashmir. India’s immediate response to the attack was the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, 1960 (IWT). The Indian Government declared that the IWT would be held in “abeyance” until Pakistan “credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for…
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Opinion on Just Rights for Children Alliance & Anr. vs. S. Harish
I have written a piece on the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in S. Harish. More commonly known as the “Child Pornography” Judgment. The judgment has sought to criminalise viewing of Child Pornography, which I have tried to argue against. Link – https://theleaflet.in/criminalising-viewing-of-child-pornography-a-critique-of-the-supreme-court-reasoning-in-s-harish/ The article was also mentioned here – https://theproofofguilt.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-supreme-courts-criminal-law.html…
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West Bengal’s Aparajita Bill – A Closer Look (and Some Thoughts)
The West Bengal Government Legislature has passed a new bill, titled “The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024”. The bill is focused on introducing enhanced punishments for convicts of rape, and establishing new procedural frameworks for investigation and trial of rape in West Bengal. This…
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Mandi [1983] – A Positive Note & Some Queries
Last week I finished watching Mandi, the 1983 film. I am writing this post to note a couple of thoughts. Nothing here will remotely resemble a film connoisseur’s writing. 🙂 Watch the movie here – https://youtu.be/lHsPfCaNsXI?si=kRuuWyjpLzLyLOWp Mandi is a wonderful movie. I will restrict myself to this succinct praise since…
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An Open Letter to Hilal Ahmed [Revieiwing “Siyasi Muslims”] Part – I
Dear Mr. Ahmed, I recently finished reading your book, “Siyasi Muslims – A Story of Political Islams in India”. I will be direct – I found the book unimpressive. This post, and a subsequent post are an objective review of your book. I made the unfortunate decision of reading your…
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An Open Letter to Hilal Ahmed [Reviewing Siyasi Muslims] Part – II
Dear Mr. Ahmed, I am continuing to review your book, Siyasi Muslims. In the previous post (https://cvedant.wpcomstaging.com/2024/02/16/an-open-letter-to-hilal-ahmed/), I had pointed out some flaws in the book (as a whole) and Chapters I, (in specific) in the previous post. This post discusses some flaws I found in Chapters II, IV, and…