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Populism: The Bane of Indian Policy Discourse
For quite some time, I have been writing on CRI under the pseudonym “Politically Incorrect”. Since the alter ego has served its purpose well and has no reason to exist anymore, I have decided to write henceforth under my true name. Ever since I took up the study of law...
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A Pill by Any Other Name Would Work As Neat
The title is the saaransh (“essence”) of the decision of the Indian Supreme Court in the Novartis case. As explained in the last two posts, the Supreme Court has done justice to the object of inclusion of Section 3(d) and has effectively sent out a very balanced positive (yes, not...
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The Novartis Decision- What Does it Portend for India?
In my last post, I had given a concise primer to the Novartis patent saga and listed the broad reasons of the Indian Supreme Court for rejecting Novartis’s patent application on its anti-cancer drug Glivec. In this post, I’ll discuss only the most salient legal finding of the Supreme Court...
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The Novartis Decision – A Primer
On April 1, 2012, the Supreme Court of India delivered its first ever much-awaited decision involving a pharmaceutical product/drug, namely beta crystalline form of Imatinib Mesylate (let’s call it BCIM in short), sold by Novartis AG. The drug is used to treat chronic forms of cancer such as myeloid leukemia. In this...
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Is the Congress Govt. Legitimizing Illegal Immigration Through the UID?
I am sure the title of the post sounds breathless and alarmist to a few, but based on what I have written in the last two posts, no reasonable person can help thinking on these lines. The proponents of the UID project could probably fall over each other to correct...
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Why is the Mainstream Media Silent on the (il)legality of the UID Project?
Why is the Mainstream Media Silent on the (il)legality of the UID Project?- II In my last post on the UID project of the UPA government, I had raised a few issues about the manner in which the UPA went about implementing the project by circumventing constitutional protocol. In this...
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The UID: Why is the UPA Reluctant to Debate and Legislate- I?
“What is so wrong about the UID project? It isn’t like the Government is asking for details that are not publicly available or which we haven’t furnished to tax authorities or for getting a driving license. In these days of social media where all our details are there for everyone...
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Kamal’s Vishwaroopam: In Defence of Free Expression
Given that, fortunately or unfortunately, Vishwaroopam seems to be occupying our mind-space, I thought it would help to know what the law posits on the issue, instead of shooting arrows in the dark about the conclusive nature of certification issued by the Censor Board. Following are the words of the...
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The Politics of Kamal Hassan
Kamal Hassan: An Honest yet Naive and Inferiority-Complex Ridden Self-loathing Soul? The first thing I read as soon as I woke up today was Prasanna’s pithy review of Kamal Hassan’s “Vishwaroopam”. So I decided to add my two pence to this line of thought. I haven’t watched the movie, so...
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CRI’s Representation to Justice J.S.Verma Committee
(Updated- CRI intends to submit a supplementary representation to the Verma Committee by end of day today. We request our readers to submit their suggestions/comments by tonight on the first representation in the comments section to the first representation (link provided here). Please note that some of these suggestions may...
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Rising Islamic Fundamentalism in Hyderabad: Fertile Ground for Terror
Finally, a criminal case has been registered in a local court in Hyderabad against Akbaruddin Owaisi, senior leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) for his alleged hate speech against Hindus, which is also alleged to have contained derogatory content against Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Such speeches from the Owaisi...
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National Water Policy- A Few More Thoughts on Water Ownership
In my last post on the National Water Policy (NWP), I had dealt with a few salient features of the Policy in order to moot a discussion on it. The most fundamental change proposed by the Policy is a shift in ownership of water – from limited private ownership to...
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Blocking Access To Websites: What Is The Law?
Editorial Note: Following the clamp down on social media outlets (including CRI) we hope this brief note on the legal position/nuances would help aggrieved victims consider their response to the government’s reckless censorship. At CRI we are considering our options against what we see as an infringement of our constitutional...
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Draft National Water Policy (Hindutva & Justice Series – Part 2)
In the last post, we had set in motion an initiative to enhance awareness on and participation in law-making as part of the larger goal to encourage the creation of a better-informed electorate. This is also with a view to elevate the nature of issues and quality of discussion on...