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Manu Sebastian

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Managing Editor at Live Law

Managing Editor, Live Law @LiveLawIndia. Conveniently placed between the Third and Fourth Estates. Mail : [email protected]. Tweets are personal

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Articles

  • Justice Abhay S Oka : One Of The Finest Judges, Rare Beacon Of Judicial Independence

    1 month ago | livelaw.in | Manu Sebastian

    At times, we wish that certain judges never had to retire. Justice Abhay S Oka is one of such judges. Bold, independent, fiercely loyal to the rule of law, unhesitant to hold power to account, and always upholding the Constitution, Justice Oka was a judicial star who brightened up the judiciary's stature even when it was facing various credibility challenges.

  • Can Supreme Court's Judgment Be Altered In Presidential Reference? Article 143 & Advisory Jurisdiction Explained

    1 month ago | livelaw.in | Manu Sebastian

    Article 143(1) of the Constitution is in the spotlight after the President of India took an extraordinary step to invoke this provision to refer to the Supreme Court as many as 14 questions in relation to the powers of the Governors and President to act on Bills.

  • CJI Sanjiv Khanna's Legacy: Quietly Defending Constitution Through Trials By Fire

    1 month 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...

  • When Inner Biases Speak : On Judges' Off-the-Cuff Remarks

    2 months 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.

  • कानून का दुरुपयोग: किस तरह आपराधिक कार्यवाही उत्तर प्रदेश में निवेशकों को रोकती है?

    2 months 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...

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10 Jun 25

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