Topic: Law
Lawyers protest new criminal code, unease intensifies as state govts raise concerns
The All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) staged a protest near the City Civil Court Complex in Bengaluru on Friday, raising concerns about the three new criminal laws that will be implemented from Monday.
Sheer political vendetta
Yet the decision of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat to convict and sentence a prominent Indian politician like Rahul Gandhi to two years in prison is unique and, in a sense, a denial of the Supreme Court's concept.
“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.
Hijab becomes litmus test for Indian secularism debate
The Genocide Watch recently predicted a brewing genocide in India. One such sign could be seen in Karnataka’s Udupi district where for the last...
In UP, judiciary is under pressure: Lawyer Abubakr Sabbaq
Ahead of UP State Assembly elections, Maktoob speaks to Sabbaq on law enforcement, judiciary and the spiking lawlessness in the state.
