Book Review- Framed As A Terrorist: My 14- Year Struggle to Prove My Innocence

(Content Warning- Few Portions can be disturbing read) "I sat on a chair (in library in jail). I suddenly felt this simple act of sitting on a chair had restored some of my dignity and self respect. After I was released from jail, one of the first things I did was to buy four chairs so that I could sit with dignity ...." From the book[1] 'Framed As A Terrorist: My...

JUSTICE VS JUDICIARY (2019) By Sudhanshu Ranjan, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, Price Rs. 995

The telos of any written constitution, in the ontological sense is seen in articulation of devices which controls the power of various organs of the state. No organ/instrumentality of the State is expected to exercise a power beyond what is approved by the Constitution. The Constitution is supreme and all the authorities including the judiciary shall confirm to this supreme law of the...

'Black Warrant: Confessions Of A Tihar Jailer' - A Gripping Account Of Prison Life

One word that can be used to describe "Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jail" by Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhury is – gripping. An absolute page-turner, the non-fiction novel recounts the experiences of Mr. Sunil Gupta who spent 35 years as a jailer at the infamous Tihar jail and then as the Legal Advisor to the Director Of Prisons. What struck me right off the bat was the...

The Many Symptoms Of Tax-Efficient Behaviours

Taxes are a big levy on regular income of a person, or a corporate body. But tax burden on salaried individuals and big corporates are vastly different. An off-hand number crunching tells us how taxes take away most of what we make from our sweat and intelligence. For instance, in India you have to pay Rs. 30 as income tax on an income of Rs. 100 (assuming you are in the highest...

[Sponsored] AZB Senior Associate Armaan Patkar Writes Sine Qua Non Book: Insider Trading: Law & Practice

EBC is pleased to announce the release of the book, titled Insider Trading: Law and Practice. The book was authored by Armaan Patkar, a Senior Associate at AZB & Partners. The book has been described as a pioneering work and a sine qua non for anyone engaged in the field of securities regulation, whether a student, academic or practitioner. The book represents...

[Book Review] The Commercial Mediation Monograph By Sriram Panchu

To the world presently, Mr. Sriram Panchu is the man who has taken up the challenge of mediation of the Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir dispute along with distinguished co-mediators. To mediation aficionados of India, Mr. Panchu is one of the handful practising mediators who have contributed to the literature on mediation in India (other than his obvious high achievements that go...

"Adventures Of The GST Man" India's First Comic Book On GST - Review

A comic is the last thing that comes to one's mind while looking for a tool to help understand a new and complex tax law like Goods and Services Tax (GST). But the same has been made possible by the Author Mr. Srinivas Kotni in his book titled- "Adventures of the GST Man". The idea of presenting a bird's eye view of the Law through a superhero called GST is quite innovative and...

Book Review - DIMENSIONS OF JUSTICE by Sujata V Manohar

There is something touching about a daughter putting together a volume of essays in memory of her father, even if (some would say, particularly when) the offering is made posthumously. This collection of speeches, delivered by an eclectic range of personalities – including practising and academic lawyers, serving and retired judges and a political scientist – between 2004 and 2017,...

Book Review – Goods and Services Tax – Law and Practice by Milind Kumar, AOR; Eastern Book Company

Book Review – Goods and Services Tax – Law and Practice by Milind Kumar, AOR; Eastern Book CompanyThe Goods and Services Tax (GST) and its implementation is a landmark moment in the history of indirect taxation regime in India. By absorbing around 17 Central and State taxes within its sweep, the GST gave a systematic & unified tax which is completely technology driven.While at first...

Book Review: Handbook on Nuclear Regulatory Framework in India

by Tyson R. Smith, M.P. Ram Mohan Edition: 2018 Edition Published by: Eastern Book Company, Lucknow http://www.ebcwebstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=99021987

Book Review: “Custody Jurisprudence Under Criminal Justice Administration” By Dr Kavita Singh

Custodial violence and death due to torture in police custody strike a severe blow to our libertarian democracy and constitutional conscience. As per recent data published by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of unnatural deaths in prison in 2013 was 115; this number increased to 195 in 2014. Shockingly, the percentage of deaths of children upto 14 years of age in police custody to...

Book Review – Mulla CPC 19th Edition [Hardbound-3 Volumes – INR 6495/-] – Revised by Justice Deepak Verma, Justice CK Prasad & Namit Saxena

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1973, is a vehicle for dispensation of justice with its applicability ranging from trial courts to the Supreme Court as well as tribunals. It has continuously evolved through legislative amendments as well as judicial interpretations over the years to accept its present form. Sir Dinshaw Fardunji Mulla’s commentary on the Code of Civil Procedure is a legal...