Fake Encounter Killings : An Anathema To Rule Of Law7 Dec 2019 6:31 AM GMT'Trigger happy policemen who think they can kill people in the name of 'encounter' and get away with it should know the gallows await them', observed the Supreme Court while denouncing the trend of...
Rape & Murder - Speedy Justice: Challenges Before Judiciary & Society6 Dec 2019 2:53 PM GMTRape is the most heinous crime, not only against the victim but also the society at large. It causes psychological and physical harm to the victim leaving upon her indelible marks, it shakes the...
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[On Death Anniversary]Ambedkar's Internationalism And Anti-Discrimination Discourse6 Dec 2019 11:17 AM GMT
Constitutions across the world, by their inherent nature, do not provide for an isolated functioning of any organ of the government and provide for a holistic system of governance with corresponding...
July 2019 saw the Delhi High Court impose financial penalty on a woman complainant for having registered false case[1] of sexual harassment against her senior. Judgment reveals that during the...
One word that can be used to describe 'Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jail' by Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhury is – gripping. An absolute page-turner, the non-fiction novel recounts the ...
In its judgment on the Right to Information Act on November 13, 2019, the Supreme Court's constitution bench has conveniently ignored Justice Ravindra Bhat's reasoned conclusion about the binding...
In its initial years, the judiciary undertook a very principled interference with the decisions taken by the legislature or the executive. Due to failures of successive governments, and more...
As the 2019 floods in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra revealed, extreme weather events is the 'new 'normal' and causes damage to both life and material assets. The mentioned states are especially...
The political battle to form a government in Maharashtra finally seems to be over. Yet, the entire episode once again forces us to scrutinize the role of governors in appointing a Chief Minister,...
In March 1955, Dr. Ambedkar explained on the floor of the Rajya Sabha why he had said he was ready to burn the Constitution of India just a few years into its promulgation: DR. ANUP SINGH:...
70 years back our Constitution was adopted on 26th November 1949 after 3 years of extensive debates by the Constituent Assembly and notably 4 years back, this day was renamed as the 'Constitution...
Adam ate the forbidden apple and he was expelled from Heaven. Dilshan, a lad of 13, yearned for almonds and got expelled from Earth!! This was how Justice PN Prakash of Madras High Court...
'Jab court ki date aane wali hoti hai to hum chhuti lekar case diary bharte hai',[1] said a police officer in a conference I recently attended. Police reforms in India have been talked about for...
In 2018, Indian Civil Liberties Union was conceptualized in the wake of increasing hate crimes and the need for an organization to provide quick legal response. Today the ICLU is a vibrant network of...
Today the local news channels of Kerala have flashed the breaking news that the State Cabinet has appointed a retired District Judge as a Commission of Inquiry to go into the lapses in the...
Earlier this morning, the High Court of Hong Kong handed down an important judgment on the 'balance' between personal liberty and national security. Readers will be aware that for the last few...
The majority order in Sabarimala Review Petitions is beyond the scope of Article 137 of the Constitution which confers power of review on the Supreme Court. The reviewing power is subject to law...
