Prison Reforms-What Is Needed Is A Systematic Study to Understand the Causes of Overcrowding in Prisons: Justice Madan Lokur

Justice Madan Lokur, former Judge of Supreme Court in conversation on prison reforms with Jhuma Sen, an Advocate practising before the Calcutta High Court.JS: Michel Foucault, writing about the failed project of 'reform' in prison famously observed in his Discipline and Punish that: “One should recall that the movement for reforming the prisons, for controlling their functioning is not a...

Justice Mukta Gupta On Sedition, Police Powers, Community Service Under New Criminal Laws

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'BJP's Philosophy Conforms With My Thinking': Ex-MP High Court Judge Justice Rohit Arya Joins BJP

Three months after retiring as a Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge, Justice Rohit Arya joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) this Saturday. He retired as a judge of the MP HC three months ago, on April 27.In an exclusive interview with Live Law, Jutsice Arya shed light on various pertinent issues, ranging from his judicial decisions in certain cases to his motivations for entering the...

New Criminal Laws Are Continuation Of Colonial Logic, Expand Police Powers : Professor Anup Surendranath

Professor Anup Surendranath of National Law University Delhi, in a recent interview with Livelaw, discussing the three new criminal laws, said that a tremendous opportunity for truly transforming our criminal justice system has been missed. He opined that these laws are certainly a continuation of a colonial logic where the State wants as much power to control the people it is...

New Criminal Laws Continue Colonial Logic, Expand Police Powers : Prof.Anup Surendranath

Professor Anup Surendranath of National Law University, Delhi discusses the new criminal laws with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of...

One Nation, One Election | 'Problems Far Outweigh Benefits' : Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi

Former Chief Election Commissioner of India SY Quraishi in an interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, discusses the concept of simultaneous elections.Video can be watched...

Digital Personal Data Protection Act Is An Outlier, Not In A Good Way : Apar Gupta

On August 12, 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act received the assent of the President of India, clearing the way for the act to come into force when notified by the central government. It is the first law made for processing data in India and it brings several amendments to the Right to Information Act and the Information Technology Act. According to the preamble of the...

'Prison Not The Reform Centre As Claimed, It's Centre Of Sadism' : Prof.Anand Teltumbde [Interview]

Professor Anand Teltumbde fought for civil and labor rights while holding various managerial profiles during his illustrious corporate career and had only ever passed by a prison while commuting to work. “If a profile like mine could be tarnished over night as such an oxymoron as urban Naxal, then I thought nothing would be impossible in the world", he says months after his release on bail...

Shiv Sena Case | Supreme Court Wrong In Approving Governor's Decision To Invite Eknath Shinde : PDT Achary [Interview]

PDT Achary, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha, in this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, says that the Supreme Court was wrong in approving the Governor's decision to invite Eknath Shinde to form the Government after the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray....

Shiv Sena Case | Election Commission's Decision Lacks Logic, Encourages Defection : PDT Achary

The Election Commission of India's decision to recognise Eknath Shinde's group as the official Shiv Sena lacks logic, opined PDT Achary, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha."When we analyse the Election Commission's decision, we feel that there is a lack of logic in it. Also there is a non-adherence to the criteria laid down by the Supreme Court in Sadiq Ali case", Achary said in an...

Shiv Sena Case | Election Commission's Order Recognising Eknath Shinde Not Logical : PDT Achary [Interview]

Interview of PDT Achary, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha, with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the Election Commission's decision recognising Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv...

From Beedi Factory Worker In Kerala To Judge In USA: Inspirational Journey Of Surendran K Pattel

Life will always throw challenges your way but what matters is how you come out of it. People who have fought it all and reached the top are always an inspiration to many. One such person is Surendran K Pattel — the 240th Judicial District Court judge in Texas’ Fort Bend County.An Indian by origin, Pattel hails from a remote village in Kerala called Balal and had to face a lot of...