This is a work of fiction and all events as well as characters are purely figments of imagination. Any resemblance (if at all) to any event or person alive or dead is merely coincidental. This is a sci-fi short story set in 2022 and you are free to stop reading it at any point if you hate sci fi or ...

Gradus Ad Parnassum. This Latin phrase means “Steps to Paranassum” (one of the loftiest mountains of Central Greece). The term is often used to seek the gradual progress in literature, language or music. Literature does resemble Paranassum now. Lofty. Fading. Literature has lately been a compulsory ...

IN THE WIZENGAMOT CRIMINAL DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF MAGICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT LONDON WEDNESDAY, 17th JULY 1982 B e f o r e: CHIEF WARLOCK MINISTER MILLICENT BAGNOLD SIRIUS ORION BLACK - V - LILY JAMES POTTER Mr. Albus Percival Wulfric Bryan Dumbledore appeared on behalf of the (now deceased) applicant J...

“Please Tapan da,” the actress in the movie on TV begged between uncontrollable sobs, “You can’t shut down production of the movie now! How can you do this now?” her recently estranged character hollered to the director of the art film she’d just finished shooting for, “I have made so many sacrifice...

She had dreamt of this countless times before, but today she was finally given her chance. The crew was ready for her – their gazes expectant as if she was a theatrical performer. She was fidgety. In the moment before plunging she was sure she would collapse from either the stress of the anticipated...

In the recent past a lot of dithering has taken place over blocking internet and regulating the net content. However one dare not imagine a world without internet today. That world would be equivalent to a world with no competent courts. In order to emphasize the importance of openness and internet ...

I just came to know through a friend that the parliament through a bill had raised the age for consenting sex from 16 to 18!! Imagine that!! I had sex when I was 17! And I was called a late bloomer by my friends..so I guess if this bill had been passed 10 years ago I would be a criminal in the eyes ...

July 10, 2012. Law City, Legally Weird News Network The day finally arrived when the High Court of Lawland State delivered the judgment on the much followed case of Apple Inc. v. Poonam Pandey. In an maajor relief to the respondent, High Court refused to grant an injunction against the usage of Twit...

In the Democratic Assembly of Uttar Pradesh In Re Bahujan Samaj Party v. Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janta Party+, Indian National Congress + and Ors. [Election Commission of India Notification 1 of 2012] Along with National Democratic Alliance, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajvadi Party and Ors. v. United...

For a moment I didn’t believe a word when the agent(s) said people queue up at Rajaji Bhavan as early as 2am for Tatkal train bookings. I immediately cursed my stars as I had received a call from my old colleague of mine in Kolkota to attend a business meet. The meet was to discuss investing in ‘Fil...

She was bright. She was smart. She was chatty. She had her own dreams about her legal career. She had her own dreams about her law school. She was right in the middle of her law school journey - tired for some part, and exuberantly exploding for the rest. She was as good as anyone could get, and as ...

Read Chap. 1 Read Chap. 2 Read Chap. 3 CHAPTER 4 We kept a safe distance between ourselves and the bottle as though we feared it might come to life, leap at us and pour itself into our bloodstream. “Oh, come on!”, said Medha exasperated, “I can’t believe you are such saints”. Indrani was quiet. “Can...

By lunch time, it was all over the classroom. I had apparently fallen head over heels in love with Rahul Kapadia. This is how it all started: Upon Indrani’s suggestion, we got to class ten minutes early so that we could ‘catch a place’ that was not the dreaded first bench. After much arguing about t...

This poem is a modification of my favorite poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’.After CLAT 2011,I thought this was apt and finally got the time to modify it today.Hope you all enjoy it! Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward All in the valley of CLAT Rode the twenty...

There were many setbacks in my life. I had a tough time getting in the good books of my teachers. I was terrible in studies. But that was because of some reasons. “Sabki problems hoti hai, meri bhi thi, tumhari bhi hogi, no one is perfect.” Moreover my extremely good looks and gullible charm drove a...