Showing posts with label Law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Law. Show all posts
Monday, May 26, 2025

Lady Justice

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  Justice B.V. Nagarathna recently said that at least 30% of law officers representing the Centre and the state governments should be women,...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

What is Assam’s healing law, and why it may be missing the mark

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  The Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Act, 2024 was notified in March last year. The Act defines ‘healers’ in sweeping terms, o...
Tuesday, July 02, 2024

Assam Witness Protection Scheme, 2024

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  The Assam Cabinet started the Assam Witness Protection Scheme, 2024 because witnesses in court cases are being threatened more and more. T...
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Draft Press and Periodicals Rules 2024

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  Seeking public comments, India’s I&B Ministry issued draft rules for implementing the  Press and Periodicals Registration Act 2023   p...
Friday, February 03, 2023

Who is a ‘puisne’ judge, and what does the term mean?

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  According to the dictionary, the word puisne has French origins, which means “later born” or younger. While recommending two names for app...
Tuesday, June 07, 2022

The judiciary should have annual performance reports, too

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  In a rare exhibition of transparency, at least by the standards of the Indian judiciary, the Orissa High Court has published an annual rep...
Friday, May 13, 2022

What is FCRA, the law related to NGO funding which certain MHA officials are accused of violating?

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  The CBI on Tuesday (May 10)   carried out searches at 40 places   and questioned six officials of the Foreigners Division of the Ministry ...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

‘Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code’ in the News

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  Highlights As per a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that, on May 31, 2021 Supreme Court i...
Friday, December 10, 2021

Ambition without idealism is dangerous

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  CJI N V Ramana: Law students, young lawyers cannot remain aloof from social reality. The father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi, once remark...
Wednesday, December 08, 2021

Births and rights: On laws on reproductive rights

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  Laws on reproductive rights must recognise differences in orientation, relationship choices A Bill that the government of the land intends...
Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Justice now depends on technology,’ said SA Bobde. Indian judiciary has miles to go

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  Legal acumen doesn't translate to tech competence. We need adequate training to transit from paper briefs to screens. F ormer Chief Ju...
Thursday, April 01, 2021

Copyright and Trademark Offences – Bailable or Not?: Bombay HC Also Weighs In

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  Recently, the Bombay High Court was faced with a controversial question of law while hearing an anticipatory bail application. The bail ap...