Ritu Jha- In what will go down in history as one of its most landmark verdicts in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, the Apex Court of India on Saturday, Nov.9 directed the Center to form within three months a trust which will build a temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Headed by Chief […]
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The Indian Atticus Finch
Justice Markankey Katju- Dr Rajiv Dhavan, senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India, reminds me of Atticus Finch, the courageous lawyer in Harper Lee’s famous novel ‘To kill a mocking bird’ ( based on the actual Scottsboro case ), who bravely defends a black man in the state of Alabama ( a southern state […]