Calling for 'indigenising jurisprudence', Organiser criticises 2018 SC judgments decriminalising same-sex relations & adultery, and allowing women of all ages to enter Sabarimala.
Courts are coming up with different understanding & versions of battered women syndrome to adjudicate such cases, but stakeholders say more clarity from law, judiciary required.
A peek into a judge’s opinions and online interactions with certain individuals may affect the perception of neutrality expected while delivering a verdict.
In her address to Congress MPs on Wednesday, the former party president also accused the government of not allowing a debate on Chinese incursions, and failing on the economic front.
Justice DY Chandrachud raised the dismal state of affairs in district courts where female judges don't have access to toilets. But judicial infrastructure needs more than momentary focus.
There’s been a 40% decline in disposal of cases during pandemic, a report mapping district courts’ performance showed. The study was conducted by a Delhi-based think-tank.
The court has asked the filmmaker to be present for the next hearing on 16 March. Agnihotri had alleged bias on part of Justice Muralidhar towards Bhima Koregan accused Gautam Navlakha.
The manifesto’s silence on legal reforms in the digital space is concerning. The outdated Information Technology Act, about two decades old now, remains India’s nodal tech law.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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