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Articles by Raj Kumar Makkad

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LAW IS NOT JUSTICE

  Raj Kumar Makkad   19 November 2009 at 16:16

Two decades ago, when the national legislature passed the Administrative Procedure Law, we applauded, believing people would from then on enjoy an effective umbrella against power abuse. The law made a lot of news for being the first on min gao guan, ..


Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   1921 Views


JUSTICE IN ISLAM

  Raj Kumar Makkad   19 November 2009 at 00:55

Islam had appeared in a tribal society wherein justice as value was almost unknown. Tribal society has certain oral conventions and has no written law and oral conventions develop over a period of time and need for justice, as such, is hardly felt. ..


Posted in Legal Documents  4 comments |   3550 Views


INVENTING A BETTER PATENT SYSTEM IN USA

  Raj Kumar Makkad   19 November 2009 at 00:55

BostonGARY LOCKE, the secretary of commerce, has urged Congress to overhaul the nation's patent law by the end of the year. Although a bill has been circulating since 2005, a fierce fight involving the high-tech and drug industries on a technical iss ..


Posted in Intellectual Property Rights |   2465 Views


Judicial Accountability for its Judgments

  Raj Kumar Makkad   19 November 2009 at 00:55

“A company (hereinafter called C) did a Cenvat fraud. A transporter (called T) assisted the company by providing fake Goods Receipts, when actually the goods were never transported. Original authority confirm the demand and imposed a penalty of ..


Posted in Corporate Law |   1220 Views


SC'S VARYING STAND

  Raj Kumar Makkad   17 November 2009 at 12:46

QUESTIONS are bound to be raised about the manner in which Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's Lucknow jail demolition proposal has passed the Supreme Court's muster. Last Friday, the SC passed on ex parte order in the government's favour after t ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   1209 Views


Judges can't be put under public scrutiny: Supreme Court

  Raj Kumar Makkad   17 November 2009 at 12:46

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said judges cannot be put under public scrutiny as it would hamper their functioning and independence."We cannot expose our judges to public scrutiny or inquiry because it would hamper their functioning and ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   1279 Views


CONVICTION NEEDED TO BE BRAVE

  Raj Kumar Makkad   17 November 2009 at 12:46

World War II was almost over. Still, Hitler was unrelenting in his insane determination to exterminate Jews. A batch of around 20,000 Jews were in a concentration camp. Orders had come from Berlin to go ahead with their execution. However, the head o ..


Posted in Criminal Law |   1158 Views


TARGETING GROWTH THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE

  Raj Kumar Makkad   17 November 2009 at 12:46

It is heartening that the Government has set up a high-level Cabinet Committee under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister to give a major thrust to infrastructure development and keep the focus on this core sector. Allocation of Rs 1 lakh crore, th ..


Posted in Corporate Law |   863 Views


CONVICTS HAVE RIGHTS AS WELL

  Raj Kumar Makkad   17 November 2009 at 12:46

INDIA'S prison law and policy needs total review. For example, India's Prison's Act 1894 permits " whipping" for prison indiscipline.This remains on India's statute book though it's been abolished in Andhra, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pr ..


Posted in Criminal Law |   1518 Views


Report Card of India & China at a glance

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:32

This paper* to attempts to compare the competitiveness of India and China over the last decade: China's GDP was three times that of India in 2007. China's share of GDP to the world was 10.8%, which was double that of India. The average annual growth ..


Posted in Corporate Law |   967 Views