Topic: Justice
The myth of a progressive judge: A memoir on Justice Chandrachud’s tenure
Let me also make myself clear that, when I mention the word ‘progressive judge’, the word is defined as whether a particular judge he/she /they discharge the constitutional duty of ‘sentinel qui vive’ (watchful guardian) in protecting the rights of the citizens.
Kerala: “Justice delayed is justice denied,” says father of SDPI leader killed by RSS
"Hiba Fathima, the 13-year-old daughter of my son, weeps and questions why justice for her father is elusive," recounts Salim, the father of slain SDPI leader K.S. Shan.
Lawyer for justice: Son of Muslim leader undertrial for 2 decades takes up the fight
Salahudeen Ayyoobi was 10 months old when his father and Peoples Democratic Party chairman Abdul Nasir Maudany got arrested and sent to Coimbatore central jail in 1998.
“Hasty arrests, prolonged incarceration of undertrials need urgent attention,” says CJI
Speaking at an event in Jaipur in the presence of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and senior judges of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India N V Ramana expressed concern over the high ratio of undertrial prisoners and said the “process is the punishment.”
Indian laws structured to discriminate against marginalised: Orissa HC chief justice
Orissa High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar on Thursday said that Indian laws were structured to discriminate against the marginalised.
Delhi: Court grants bail to Muslim man after 12 years of undertrial imprisonment in UAPA case
Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Mohd. Hakim who has spent more than 12 years as an undertrial in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts case, saying that the courts must not attend to constitutional rights only after they are dead.
