Manu Sebastian

4 days ago | livelaw.in | Manu Sebastian

When Justice HR Khanna delivered the bold dissent in the ADM Jabalpur case during the heydays of the Emergency, The New York Times wrote an editorial lauding him, saying that if India ever crawled back to its freedom and independence, it should be thankful to Justice Khanna because it was he who “spoke out fearlessly and eloquently for freedom.” A somewhat similar statement could be said about his nephew Justice Sanjiv Khanna as well, because during his brief six-month tenure (11.11.2024 to...

2 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Manu Sebastian

Two recent hearings in the Supreme Court should call for introspection on the tendency of judges to make oral comments, which are merely their personal opinions and are either inopportune or lack an actual connection to the legal issues raised in the cases. One was the Ranveer Allahabadia case, where the stand-up comedian was seeking the clubbing of the multiple FIRs registered for the offence of obscenity over the comments made during the “India's Got Latent” show.

3 weeks ago | hindi.livelaw.in | Manu Sebastian

रिखब बिरानी और अन्य बनाम उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य और अन्य (एसएलपी (सीआरएल) संख्या 8592/2024) में माननीय सुप्रीम कोर्ट का हालिया फैसला, उत्तर प्रदेश के अधिकारियों द्वारा दीवानी और आपराधिक गलतियों के बीच सुस्थापित द्वंद्व का पालन करने में लगातार विफलता का एक तीखा अभियोग है। ₹50,000/- की लागत लगाना जांच प्रक्रिया में गंभीर खामियों की एक स्पष्ट याद दिलाता है, जिसमें दीवानी विवादों को नियमित रूप से आपराधिक मुकदमों में बदल दिया जाता है, जिससे नागरिकों के मौलिक "जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के अधिकार" को...

3 weeks ago | livelaw.in | Manu Sebastian

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's harsh outburst against the Supreme Court for setting a timeframe for the President to act on Bills referred by the Governor is quite uncharitable. The Vice President, with his comments ("There is a directive to the President by a recent judgment. Where are we heading?

1 month ago | livelaw.in | Manu Sebastian

Like 'Bulldozer Raj', 'Governor Raj' was a pernicious trend which was torpedoing the Constitution, although in a manner more imperceptible. Governors, who are not more than Constitutional figureheads, were increasingly interfering with the administration of State Governments, and creating roadblocks. A recurring phenomenon was Governors sitting indefinitely on Bills passed by State Legislatures, neither granting assent nor returning them with reasons — effectively stalling the legislative process.