UCC’s enactment will remove special provision from Constitution that safeguards social practices, culture & traditions of Mizos, says K. Vanlalvena of Mizo National Front.
The whole point of reviving this proposal is to push the opposition into a photo-op with the conservative leadership. And the opposition is stepping into this trap.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks if this is an initial step towards more curbing of dissent ahead of LS polls & questions why it is used against opposition leaders & dissidents.
Law Commission recommended India apply standard for wrongful prosecution, in keeping with international promises, but Parliament hasn’t paid heed to it.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
1. Saying the backlog is just because we don’t have enough judges is as shallow as blaming corruption on low salaries. Both miss the real issue: priorities and incentives.
2. The courts are overloaded not by the number of cases, but by how time is spent — on flashy PILs, suo motu orders that should be left to the government, long vacations, and foreign junkets. Meanwhile, ordinary people’s civil and criminal cases rot for years.
3. Off-the-cuff remarks get more attention than actual judgments. The system rewards drama, not resolution.
4. Take my own case: a tiny dent between my jeep and a truck. Neither of us wanted to complain. Police filed an FIR anyway, and the matter dragged on for nine years before it was quietly closed. The system created a case nobody asked for.
Real reform isn’t about hiring more judges. It’s about building a system that kills frivolous cases early, pushes mediation, and saves courtroom time for matters that actually need it.
Until we stop rewarding delay and spectacle, more judges will only make the backlog worse.
1. Saying the backlog is just because we don’t have enough judges is as shallow as blaming corruption on low salaries. Both miss the real issue: priorities and incentives.
2. The courts are overloaded not by the number of cases, but by how time is spent — on flashy PILs, suo motu orders that should be left to the government, long vacations, and foreign junkets. Meanwhile, ordinary people’s civil and criminal cases rot for years.
3. Off-the-cuff remarks get more attention than actual judgments. The system rewards drama, not resolution.
4. Take my own case: a tiny dent between my jeep and a truck. Neither of us wanted to complain. Police filed an FIR anyway, and the matter dragged on for nine years before it was quietly closed. The system created a case nobody asked for.
Real reform isn’t about hiring more judges. It’s about building a system that kills frivolous cases early, pushes mediation, and saves courtroom time for matters that actually need it.
Until we stop rewarding delay and spectacle, more judges will only make the backlog worse.