Kartikeya

Articles by Kartikeya

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  Oct 14, 2015

  Supreme Court decision exposes Sanjiv Bhatt's 'unclean hands', anti-Modi brigade loses another pawn

  The Supreme Court has finally demolished Sanjiv Bhatt, on whose testimony the whole case of Narendra Modi's alleged role in the Gujarat riots rested. By being exposed as someone with an agenda, the court has also shown up the anti-Modi brigade.
  Narendra Modi Sanjiv Bhatt' Supreme Court InMyOpinion SIT Gujarat Riots Godhra train burning
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  Jun 15, 2015

  Targeting Sushma Swaraj over Lalit Modi's travel is much ado about nothing

  Facts show why much of the hullabaloo on Sushma Swaraj's so-called intervention in the Lalit Modi case is just really high decibel noise.
  India sushma swaraj ConnectTheDots Lalit Modi Portugal Cancer UK
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  May 27, 2015

  Delhi HC order on ACB: Why Kejriwal should not celebrate too soon

  Delhi HC judgment related to the jurisdiction of Delhi ACB on corruption offences seemed to raise the spirits of Kejriwal who called the judgment a "huge embarrassment" for the Modi government.
  Prashant Bhushan ConnectTheDots Delhi High Court Arvind Kejriwal Modi government ACB Kejriwal Versus Centre Delhi HC Order on ACB
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  May 14, 2015

  Why the Salman Khan bail cannot be compared to Teesta Setalvad's case

  The bland fact, however, is that the Teesta and Salman cases are incomparable and have very few immaterial similarities that obfuscate the real nature of benefit both have got in their respective battles.
  Supreme Court Bombay High Court IPC Salman Khan Bail Teesta Setalvad Case
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  Apr 29, 2015

  NJAC row: CJI HL Dattu has put his own 5-judge bench in an awkward position

  By declining to join the NJAC till the Supreme Court bench looking into the constitutionality, of the Act delivers a verdict the CJI has not only created a crisis, but also put his own five-judge bench in the awkward position of having to give him directions
  Collegium System NJAC Crisis CJI HL Dattu. SC Bench
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  Apr 24, 2015

  No need for outrage: MHA decision to put Ford Foundation on watch-list is no big deal

  The home ministry's decision to scrutinise the usage of funds remitted by the Ford Foundation is more about checking where the money goes rather than a comment on what it thinks of the foundation's orientation
  ToTheContrary Ford Foundation Teesta Setalvad Gulbarg Society MHA Home Ministry Watch-List Watch list
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  Apr 22, 2015

  NJAC case: The slippery slope of the conflict of interest argument

  The new laws mandate the creation of a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) whose members are a mix of judiciary and executive.
  Supreme Court ConnectTheDots Law Judiciary Courts Constitution lawyers Fali Nariman National Judicial Appointments Commission Indian courts NJAC
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  Apr 10, 2015

  Greenpeace suspension: This time Rajnath may have better ammo against NGO

  When the home ministry lost its case against Priya Pillai in the Delhi High Court, it did not have the benefit of a detailed inspection report on Greenpeace's activities in India. It now has better evidence against the NGO.
  Rajnath Singh Home Ministry NGO Greenpeace MHA Priya Pillai
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  Mar 17, 2015

  Arvind Kejriwal's desperate appointment of 21 'backdoor' ministers may face a legal challenge

  By appointing 21 parliamentary secretaries, who may draw no remuneration but would hold ministerial status, Arvind Kejriwal is probably trying to keep his 67-strong MLA flock together. But the move could face legal hurdles
  Politics India ToTheContrary Delhi Goa Arvind Kejriwal Himachal Pradesh Haryana Kejriwal Delhi Assembly MLAs Parliamentary Secretaries
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  Jan 05, 2015

  Why CBI’s case against Amit Shah was really a fishing expedition

  The CBI case in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter was really about finding ways to get at Narendra Modi.
  ConnectTheDots Amit Shah CBI Case Sohrabuddun Fake Encounter CBI Versus Amit Shah