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Topic: Justice UU Lalit

Former SC judge UU Lalit says courts can’t abandon death penalty — ‘Parliament made these laws’

Speaking at 6th Annual Lecture in Criminal Law organised by Project 39A the former SC judge that judges have to strike a balance between statutory provisions and judicial discretion.

‘All-rounder lawyer, gentleman judge’: New CJI Lalit brings much promise despite short tenure

Justice U.U. Lalit, who was elevated from the Bar to the SC as a judge in 2014, will have a short tenure of 74 days but hopes are high he will hear key constitutional matters.

Incentivise legal aid, give it weightage in selecting ‘senior’ advocates: SC Justice UU Lalit

The Supreme Court justice spoke about the work of the National Legal Aid Services Authority, and how young lawyers can be encouraged take up legal aid cases

Scrutinising composition of judicial benches is a welcome barometer

The religious scrutiny of the Supreme Court bench hearing the triple talaq case has been lauded and criticised. But more glaring is an all-male bench in a case linked with gender justice issue. SANYA DHINGRA

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.