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Topic: Law

Karnataka’s new misinformation bill can penalise social media users for honest mistakes

The bill criminalises speech that is factually incorrect and imposes unusually harsh penalties. Spreading fake news could get you the same prison time as that for kidnapping.

Why Allahabad HC fined UP Shia Central Waqf Board Rs 15,000 in case originating from a 1934 deed

Court found the board guilty of suppression and concealment of material facts, rejecting its claim on a private imambara.

Justice Hrishikesh Roy told me law is an art and asked what novel I’d defend in court

After serving for over five years as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, he demitted office on 1 February. I first met him 18 months ago, when I started working as his law clerk.

When I found myself in a losing case against Senior Advocate Iqbal Chagla

A tall and impressive presence, with a deep baritone voice, Iqbal Chagla’s persona was integral to his advocacy. It was hard not to be captivated by the sheer power of his words.

Law against forceful conversion necessary to protect rights of the vulnerable, Centre tells SC

The central government told the apex court that individual states have the power to restrict this ‘menace’ since they are responsible for law and order.

‘Legal aid not just for namesake, should be effective, not a sham’: Why SC freed death row convict

SC overturns man's conviction for killing wife & 4 kids. Flagging legal assistance given to him as 'below average', bench says poor can’t be denied 'appropriate' counsel.

One lone, brave voice stood up against anti-defection law in 1985. All his predictions came true

When it comes to anti-defection law, the cure is worse than the disease.

‘For God’s sake…’ – What Ambedkar said about rule of majority in India

Any failure to protect the fundamental rights of minorities means damaging the very soul of the Constitution, and violating the core teachings of Ambedkar.

Marital rape law is necessary. Women cannot be expected to quietly accept violence in marriage

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Sec 124A needs a quiet burial in India. Sedition law has no place in a democracy

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

On Camera

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.