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[Aparna Chandra @ataparnachandra]

National Law School, Bengaluru is conducting a nationwide survey on experiences of women litigators in the legal profession. Details in the link. If you are a woman litigator, please take 10 min to fill this survey. Please share widely!
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[National Law School of India Review @NLSIRev]

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s recent retirement has sparked widespread debate about his legacy.

NLSIR seeks to add to this conversation through a special blog series, entitled: The Legacy of DYC: Dissonance, Yielding, or Courage?

Stay tuned!

https://t.co/FmOjV8UCQZ

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

@ataparnachandra I genuinely thought I read it incorrectly the first time!

[National Law School of India Review @NLSIRev]

The call for papers for our special edition is out! Do submit your articles by September 1st! Also feel free to reach out for any queries!

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

@ataparnachandra @skalantry @PenguinIndia Congratulations @ataparnachandra! Looks very interesting. Can't wait to read it.

[🇮🇳 Prateek Chadha 🇮🇳 @PrateekKChadha]

My piece in the Times of India on Bail reform.

[🇮🇳 Prateek Chadha 🇮🇳 @PrateekKChadha]

My piece on why the SC needs to address the issue of retired judges taking up government appointments in @TOIPlus

https://t.co/4Nna7mFLLt

Readable version in thread for those that don’t have a subscription.

[Aparna Chandra @ataparnachandra]

Look what came in the post today!! A volume on equality law in times of crisis, eidted by Shreya Atrey and Sandra Fredman @OxHRH. My chapter in the book looks at the absence of group inequality considerations in the Indian Supreme Court's socio economic rights jurisprudence.

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

At the very least, given the failure of demonetisation in the past to address black money, the Court should have required the Government to show some reasoning as to why 2016 would have been different.

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court did not engage with the fact that an official RBI publication on previous demonetisations itself states that demonetisation does not solve the problem of black money.

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

These portions were read out and submitted to the Bench. While the Court does rely on this book, it does not address the portions which deal with the failures of a demonetisation exercise!!

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

@ajayrotti Either way, a fair procedure would require that the Petitioners be given access to documents that highlight the decision making process. This business of filing it in a sealed cover after the hearings really brings into question the fairness of the procedure the Court followed.

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

@ajayrotti It misses a lot of important aspects. The documents that actually reveal the decision making process were submitted in a sealed cover after the hearings were completed. The majority refers to it, says oh yeah everything is in order, without giving the petitioners access to it.

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

@ajayrotti The earlier affidavits filed by the RBI and the Union clearly indicated that the Union forwarded the proposal on 7th. RBI met at 5:30 PM on 8th. Notification was issued at 8:30 PM. The only logical inference here is that the RBI was but a rubber stamp.

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

@ajayrotti The majority conveniently doesn't disclose what exactly these documents show. The minority on the other hand discloses the content of these documents (albeit to a limited extent). On that basis it comes to the conclusion that the RBI didn't independently apply its mind.

[Apoorva Mandhani @MandhaniApoorva]

Vikrant Nagaich, 22, was found dead close to railway tracks outside NLU, Jodhpur in 2017. In the 5 years since, cops have changed stand thrice in case, leaving behind more questions than answers.

My report for the Unsolved Murder series:
https://t.co/UkGKFvv5yC | @ThePrintIndia

[🇮🇳 Prateek Chadha 🇮🇳 @PrateekKChadha]

My piece in the @TOIIndiaNews on why the collegium issue has been heating up lately.

https://t.co/HnMfmAYbTh

Have also put a PDF for those who don’t subscribe to @TOIPlus in the next tweet.

#SupremeCourt #CollegiumSystem #Standoff

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

@prannv99 Wakhlu and Jadhav had written something on this a few years back.

https://t.co/Nk2BQCuJAz

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

See the full report at: https://t.co/TrIhkB6UhC

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

An absolutely ground-breaking report authored by @hrishikajain97. It provides granular detail on the trial court procedures followed in awarding the death penalty. Shows why the death penalty needs to go. (1/3)

[The Square Circle Clinic, NALSAR @sqcircleclinic]

Data from @P39A_nlud studies highlights the mechanical nature of trial court sentencing esp in minor rape & murder cases -- problem of same-day sentencing or lack of sufficient time before sentencing hearing

https://t.co/P2ixkvUDyj.

[Vrishank Singhania @Vrishank1233]

The SC has passed guidelines/directions for lower courts to follow on numerous issues. There isn't much on how these guidelines translate into practice. This Report also significantly contributes towards that. (3/3).