Saurav Datta

@SauravDatta29

Journalist and commentator. Words: @ fountainink , , , , , , , AsiaTimes,etc RTs ≠ endorsements

New Delhi, India
Joined May 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 21

    An Allahabad HC verdict on legal aid holds a crucial lesson for India's Supreme Court- that the right to legal aid means effective legal aid and assistance of counsel - my report in :

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  2. 12 hours ago

    Duniya Kare sawaal toh hum kya jawaab de (Bahu Begum)- tribute to Mahjabeen Bano, aka Meena Kumari on her 85th birth anniversary:

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  3. 20 hours ago

    If that's an indication (howsoever remote) that the SC will finally strike down the Narasu Appa Mali judgement, it's most welcome.

    : How is Article 15(1) attracted de hors the Rule 3(b), asks Nariman J. On the basis that it is custom, but it will require overruling of Narasu Appa Mali, submits Jaising. Correct, says Rohinton Nariman J.
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  4. Retweeted
    20 hours ago

    Opinion | Policymakers have shown no inclination to provide equitable medical care.

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  5. 20 hours ago

    Hamid Ansari, Rajeev Bharghava and Sumantra Bose to discussing secular states and religious politics in the context of India and Turkey. Today, in Delhi. :

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  6. 21 hours ago

    The govt's decision to recommend the even for first-time convicts of drug peddling/smuggling could run into a legal hurdle- I write in :

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    Jul 30

    We have immigrants coming to this country from Tamil Nadu, says . Later he corrects it by saying slip of tongue. Well done is on fire.

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    22 hours ago

    Conviction Cannot Be Based Solely On Co-Accused’s ‘Confessional Statement’: SC Read Judgment:

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    23 hours ago

    Incredibly rich,well-researched piece that will spark both political and academic debates. and look at the entire BJP structure-National, state, district-and discover it remains overwhelmingly dominated by upper-castes,

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    23 hours ago

    Kudos to the TISS team that blew the lid off rampant sexual and physical abuse in the welfare institutions in BiharThe State Government is suppressing the report. My request to TISS - please make the report public.

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  11. 23 hours ago

    Why entertain it in the first place?

    Supreme Court to hear tomorrow petition seeking ban on Malayalam novel 'Meesha'. Matter was mentioned today before CJI Dipak Misra who agreed to list it tomorrow.
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    23 hours ago

    ‘Why should I carry filth on my head?’: Dalit writer Baburao Bagul’s fiction was a cry of protest via

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    24 hours ago

    Q&A | ‘It’s not spontaneous anger that leads to lynching … the mob has been emboldened because local politicians support them’ via

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    Jul 31

    Scoop: Ayush ministry allowed 138 under-equipped, understaffed and unfit colleges to teach Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery. It did so by overruling the inspection reports of experts on the statutory Central Council for Indian Medicine. (With )

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    24 hours ago

    The poet, activist and writer, whose birth anniversary is on August 1, made it clear that there were overlaps and continuities between caste and class.

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    24 hours ago

    There is a special hell for people who tweet interesting links from articles which are behind paywalls.

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    Jul 31

    Data protection bill: The problem isn’t just the proposed law – it is also who will enforce it, writes via

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    Jul 31

    He is making the submission on behalf of a section of Dawoodi Bohra community in Supreme Court, not his personal opinion. He is just doing his job as a lawyer.

    Replying to @legaljournalist @barandbench @DrAMSinghvi
    Terrible! In 21st century we have "educated" lawyers making such statements. I wonder if his family feels ashamed of him.
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  19. Jul 31

    Must read - on the dangerous way in which the new concept of reservations is being propagated :

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    Jul 31

    In case you were wondering how tall emily brontë was compared to an emperor penguin

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    Jul 31

    A fundamental error: The Srikrishna report on data protection misinterprets the Supreme Court’s right to privacy judgment & writes

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