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Manoj Mitta
Manoj Mitta is the author of Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India
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Bhagat free, now Sajjan: how politics bailed politicians outSubscriber Only
December 24, 2002 00:00 IST
With the Delhi court exonerating Congress leader Sajjan Kumar today, all the six trials involving the alleged complicity of Congress leaders...
Tue, Dec 24, 2002SC slams PM’s order, says it was a cover-upSubscriber Only
December 21, 2002 00:00 IST
In a scathing indictment of the Vajpayee Government’s motives, the Supreme Court today held that the order cancelling all allotments in...
Sat, Dec 21, 2002Rajasthan judge is indicted for seeking sexual favours but CJI delays actionSubscriber Only
December 19, 2002 00:00 IST
Chief Justice of India G B Pattanaik retires tonight and he doesn’t have much to write home about on the unprecedented drive he launche...
Thu, Dec 19, 2002‘Scam judges’ get away: CJI says he’s ‘bound’ by reportSubscriber Only
December 18, 2002 00:00 IST
A slap on the wrist is the verdict in what was a test case for ‘‘in-house’’ judicial accountability. While one judge inv...
Wed, Dec 18, 2002Two of three ‘tainted’ HC judges told to go on leaveSubscriber Only
December 15, 2002 00:00 IST
In the first major instance of ‘‘in-house’’ judicial accountability, Chief Justice of India G B Pattanaik today directed...
Sun, Dec 15, 2002It’s technical, says Kuala LumpurSubscriber Only
December 15, 2002 00:00 IST
Given India’s rather poor record of securing extradition of fugitives, it takes little to blame the CBI for its failure to bring Bofors...
Sun, Dec 15, 2002Tainted pumps: SC to order a probeSubscriber Only
December 13, 2002 00:00 IST
Applying judicial activism to the petrol pump scam, the Supreme Court today said that it will set up a committee to inquire into the 417 pol...
Fri, Dec 13, 2002Crucial week for the judiciarySubscriber Only
December 12, 2002 00:00 IST
If the Gujarat poll is expected to mark a watershed in the nation’s politics, the one week that is left of Chief Justice of India Gopal...
Thu, Dec 12, 2002Information Bill key step but has freedom to keep a secretSubscriber Only
December 05, 2002 00:00 IST
When the Freedom of Information Bill passed yesterday by the Lok Sabha becomes a law, every government organisation will have at least one p...
Thu, Dec 05, 2002SC gives Babri VIPs a reason to celebrateSubscriber Only
November 30, 2002 00:00 IST
The 10th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition a week away, the Supreme Court today effectively pushed back the chances of Deputy Prime...
Sat, Nov 30, 2002How Tehelka embarrassed the judgesSubscriber Only
November 28, 2002 00:00 IST
There was something poignant about the way he asked so incredulously, ‘Do you think a retired judge of the Supreme Court can be influen...
Thu, Nov 28, 2002On Dec 13, terrorist logged on, cops switched offSubscriber Only
November 28, 2002 00:00 IST
There is one little but significant fact about last year’s December 13 attack that isn’t known: At around 2 o’clock in the mo...
Thu, Nov 28, 2002No free lunch in educationSubscriber Only
November 14, 2002 00:00 IST
Generations of Hindus have imbibed the tradition of keeping Saraswati, the goddess of learning, far away from Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth...
Thu, Nov 14, 2002Their Lordships don’t like paying income taxSubscriber Only
November 03, 2002 00:00 IST
A closed-door conference of Chief Justices of High Courts across the country, chaired by Chief Justice of India B N Kirpal, met in the capit...
Sun, Nov 03, 2002Schools run by minorities: SC brings in govtSubscriber Only
November 01, 2002 00:00 IST
Over-ruling two of its landmark judgments delivered within the last 10 years, the Supreme Court set the stage today for sweeping changes in ...
Fri, Nov 01, 2002‘Successor’ Salve needs a break so Govt asks Soli to staySubscriber Only
October 30, 2002 00:00 IST
The Government today persuaded Attorney General Soli Sorabjee to continue in office beyond October 31, when his three-year term was due to e...
Wed, Oct 30, 2002EC gets new power thanks to SC rulingSubscriber Only
October 29, 2002 00:00 IST
The Election Commission may have announced December 12 as the date for elections in Gujarat—but it didn’t have to. It had time unt...
Tue, Oct 29, 2002And now, the Patna High Court forgery scamSubscriber Only
October 24, 2002 00:00 IST
For the first time anywhere in the country, the Patna High Court has unearthed a racket among lawyers who forge judicial orders. Over the la...
Thu, Oct 24, 2002Sorry for my speech: Jana to judgeSubscriber Only
October 22, 2002 00:00 IST
Union Law Minister Jana Krishnamurthy has tendered an ‘‘apology’’ to senior Supreme Court judge Justice V N Khare. Reaso...
Tue, Oct 22, 2002Ex-Punjab Chief Justice to SC: Act on judges I named in the PPSC scamSubscriber Only
October 20, 2002 00:00 IST
As the Chief Justice of India, Justice B N Kirpal, begins his last fortnight in the Supreme Court on Monday, he’s got a second wake-up ...
Sun, Oct 20, 2002The Con & The VersionSubscriber Only
October 20, 2002 00:00 IST
For all the controversy it generated, Jayalalithaa’s recent ordinance is little more than the anti-conversion laws enacted in Orissa an...
Sun, Oct 20, 2002Why Thackeray gets awaySubscriber Only
October 17, 2002 00:00 IST
In the run-up to his much publicised 60th birthday, Amitabh Bachchan was asked by a newsweekly if he agreed with the politics of his friend ...
Thu, Oct 17, 2002Thank you, Your LordshipSubscriber Only
October 13, 2002 01:45 IST
In this festive season, the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has got its ‘‘gift’’ returned. And from no less tha...
Sun, Oct 13, 2002Lawyers abuse CJ in court, he puts it on recordSubscriber Only
October 10, 2002 00:00 IST
While this court was dictating this order, it heard a volley of concerted shouting of Chief Justice Murdabad, Chief Justice Hai Hai, Chief J...
Thu, Oct 10, 2002My Lord, for the judiciary’s sakeSubscriber Only
October 03, 2002 00:00 IST
B N. Kirpal barely has a month to go before he retires as the chief justice of India. He is due to spend about half this period on an extend...
Thu, Oct 03, 2002Journalism of Courage
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