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Topic: Judiciary

When seat-sharing becomes couch-hogging & it’s all about expanding your parivar

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India ‘largest flailing democracy’, says Hamid Ansari, talks of ‘growing authoritarianism’ globally

Former V-P was talking at launch of book by ex-law & justice minister Ashwani Kumar. Ansari described it as a 'set of writings depicting a contemporary vision of our democracy'.

Parliament can’t script an SC judgment & SC can’t script a law for us, says Vice President Dhankhar

At Constitution Day event, the ex-officio RS chairman says Parliament ‘reflective of will of people’ & incursion into its legislative domain amounts to ‘constitutional aberration’.

‘Ill-intended transfer, meant to harass’ — HC judge’s remark puts focus back on judicial transfers

Justice Pritinker Diwaker made news with his remark about decision taken by SC Collegium led by then CJI Dipak Misra in 2018. Described his transfer as sudden turn of events.

Online violence against women not taken seriously enough by courts, says Indian IT group study

Study based on analysis of 94 court cases by Karnataka-based lawyers Malavika Rajkumar and Shreeja Sen. It was published earlier this month on the group’s website.

India is reeling under ‘bail burden’. Denial begins at district courts and clogs high courts

We decided to look at the issue of bail across high courts to understand trends in the volume of cases and the time taken to dispose of them.

President’s word on mercy plea final? What Section 473 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita proposes

If new law comes into play, courts will lose power of judicial review & word of President will be considered final. There is no time limit for President to decide on mercy petition.

Gender laws not to be misconstrued as ‘anti-men’, says Delhi HC in workplace harassment case

Such laws don’t mean judges get ‘swayed by gender-related factors’, HC says, sets aside lower court order that found prima facie case against petitioner for 'outraging modesty of woman'.

A robot for a judge? Why installing AI in court is a bad idea

The law is supposed to be applied impartially and objectively, 'without fear or favour'. Some say, what better way to achieve this than to use a computer programme?

SubscriberWrites: Indian judiciary–reforms resistant & catalyst to goond raj.

The fear of law & faith in the justice system will play a significant role in controlling the system– which is being used & abused by people in power.

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India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.