Articles and notes
Short practical notes on municipal law, finance and administrative law, written for people doing the work.
A demolition order stands or falls on the reasons written into it. This note explains what a speaking order must contain, why a hearing without recorded reasons rarely survives judicial review, and how the Supreme Court’s directions on demolitions have raised the bar for notice and reasons.
Full note coming soon.
How an audit observation travels from the first half margin memo to a paragraph in the final audit report, and what a department should do at each stage so that objections are answered and settled in time.
Full note coming soon.
The literal rule, the mischief rule, harmonious construction and purposive reading, explained with municipal examples, together with how to handle definitions, provisos and non obstante clauses.
Full note coming soon.
Municipal law, recent judgments and best practices, written for people doing the work. In English and Marathi.