Blogs by john

It's time the judiciary stopped enforcing foreign divorce decrees

by john on in News and current affairs
The other day I came across an old article about how an Indian Court had enforced a foreign divorce decree. It was an article that made me fail to understand and appreciate at the same time why human beings complicate for the sake of complication (or should we say the lack of innovation?). The probl...

The IDIA initiative is noble but not enough.

by john on in News and current affairs
There was a lot of coverage on the IDIA initiative ( Click here to read about the initiative ). I like what they’re trying to do here. However, the numbers are stacked wildly against anyone trying to bring in change. There are three hurdles one has to get through to become a student of law at a top ...

Getting the recruitment process right.

by john on in News and current affairs
Recruitment is a big deal for students who graduate. Being professional in approaching the whole process is not an option but a job requirement. In the following points, we look at how to streamline the recruitment policy in a college and get the best results for all its stakeholders: A. STUDENTS Th...

How e-governance almost killed this man.

by john on in News and current affairs
DO YOUR BIT! - The events depicted in this blog are fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. - “The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed.” —Edgar Allan Poe Mr. Good Sitizen [(not his real name for obvious reasons) (don’t try to trace him...

Celebrating Baby Thackeray's decision to study in English

by john on in News and current affairs
DO YOUR BIT! I despise regionalistic politics. And so I despise Raj Thackeray and his politics. Having lived in Bombay (Yes, I still like calling my city Bombay) since six, there is little I haven’t seen. What happens in Bombay affects every Indian in some way or the other. Over the last few days, m...

We're all racists. Can we change?

by john on in News and current affairs
Someday I hope to see this on the front page: The government of India has finally taken notice. The Home Ministry will soon table a Bill that is bound to create controversy. Many observers believe that this Bill assumes that India is a racist country. Shishi Rudra, an eminent sociologist, says Last ...
8 things you should think about: 1. Under the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 the central or state government needs to give sanction for a court to take cognizance of an offence committed by a public servant. From what I see, state sponsored torture will seldom be prosecuted because the respective ...

My Facebook Feed

by john on in Blawg-osphere
Image and video hosting by TinyPic Inspired by Christopher Beam and Chris Wilson See John2010’s other blogs: 8 disturbing signs that our elected representatives have forgotten us. My Facebook Feed How comrade whistle blower lost his ethical virginity The PM on legal education: What he said and did n...
- The events depicted in this blog are probably fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. - “The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed.” —Edgar Allan Poe Last year, I was part of the Propaganda department (PD) aka editorial committee. PD i...

The Prime Minister's views on legal education

by john on in Blawg-osphere
A few days ago, the Prime Minister of India delivered a candid speech on legal education in India. There wasn’t much about it in the news. I’m guessing it was because he didn’t really nice things about the state of affairs in law schools across the country. I must say the speech was surprisingly can...
Dear Prudence , I’m a law student in my fourth year and I’m thoroughly confused about what I want to do. Litigation is really interesting but I’m not sure how to go about it. People tell me that one doesn’t have a future in litigation unless one has a godfather. Should I give up my dreams and just j...
It’s surprising how a judgement which has affected so many lives is yet to be made available to the public. After searching online for almost an hour, I gave up. So much for the Indian Judiciary and the age of information. For now we will have to rely on the news outlets to tell us what exactly Judg...
Two things before you read on: - The events depicted in this blog are probably fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. - “The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed.” —Edgar Allan Poe One fundamental feature of a democracy is accountabili...

Confessions of a chronic cheater.....

by john on in Blawg-osphere
Two things before you read on: - The events depicted in this blog are fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. - “The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed.” —Edgar Allan Poe A few weeks ago, the final year students of my college finally ...

How not to be inspired.

by john on in Blawg-osphere
Two things before you read on: - The events depicted in this blog are fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. - “The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed.” —Edgar Allan Poe In 2006, when I was able to score 89% in my 12th boards, I was ...

When things go wrong.....

by john on in Blawg-osphere
Two things before you read on: - The events depicted in this blog are fictitious. Any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. - “The mind of man can imagine nothing which has not really existed.” —Edgar Allan Poe Do law schools need to employ psychologists? During five years ...