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Teesta Setalvad and the Case for Judicial Reforms in India
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"Teesta Setalvad and the Case for Judicial Reforms in India", News 18, July 14, 2023:
"On September 30, 1962, US President John F Kennedy sent...
Israel introduces sweeping judicial reforms
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For the eighth week in a row, tens of thousands of Israelis are demonstrating against the government and its judicial reforms.
According to Israeli media...
SC issues contempt notices citing rising trend to ‘scandalize the courts’
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The Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt notice, including to two lawyers, for allegedly attributing motive to a judge from the Madhya Pradesh High...
15-year-old gives birth in Mumbai, ‘husband’ arrested, search on for cleric – authorities hiding identity of accused?
A 27-year-old man from Mumbai has been arrested for 'marrying' and raping a minor girl. Local Agripada police station officials have not name the...
Bail for 10K to Muslim who posted abusively on Hindu Gods, bail for 50K to lawyer for ‘indecent’ birthday wish to District Court judge
Criteria for granting bail appear to be dependent on who the accused is rather than what the offense is. Two recent bails granted by...
Delhi HC order ‘Mask compulsory even if traveling alone in car’, shows need for judicial and legal reforms
Delhi High Court has held that wearing of masks is compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a car, in the context...
Beware Khan Market Gang, it still rules on the sly
Not many on the Right attach much importance to the colored opinions of Left-leaning intellectuals like the Nobel winning Amartya Sen. What, however, still...
Farce in Supreme Court over farm reforms shows how Lutyens’ arm-twists judiciary
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The Supreme Court hearing on the Centre's farm reforms and ensuing protests by section of farmers from Punjab and Haryana descended into complete farce...
“Can’t undermine authority of lower courts…could post case after vacations if arguments don’t finish today” – Mumbai HC on Arnab Goswami’s bail plea
While hearing Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami's writ petition against his arrest and remand by Mumbai Police during a special sitting today, a division...
Vikas Dubey encounter reignites extra-judicial killings debate
The Vikas Dubey encounter has reignited the extra-judicial killings debate. Opinions are flying thick and fast both in favour of and against such killings...