Professionalizing the judiciary not only makes courts more trustworthy and respectable in the eyes of the people, but also enhances its capability to resolve disputes, and thus contributes to a more vibrant, prosperous community.
December 11, 2021There are not too many countries where it would be considered acceptable for a 17-year-old to acquire a lethal weapon, inject himself into a volatile situation, then shoot three people who justifiably considered him a threat, killing two of them. But that’s precisely what the verdict in the Wisconsin trial of Kyle Rittenhouse conveys.
November 25, 2021A CBI investigation under the supervision of the High Court must be made mandatory in all cases where the Central and State governments do not agree on such a course of action, says G RAMACHANDRA REDDY
August 27, 2020‘Any misuse of data collected by contact tracing apps would involve violation of due process.’
July 16, 2020The delayed response or disposal of cases are also the result of the delayed receipt of relevant inputs and reports from the respective stakeholders. The increasingly huge number of cases pending with certain departments or agencies also means that their timely hearing and eventual disposal are affected by the overload of the cases, thereby giving rise to a vicious cycle.
March 1, 2020In the wake of rape incidents in various parts of the country and concerns over women's security, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will not celebrate her birthday on Monday.
December 8, 2019By castigating a former judge for having delivered a judgment that was not to the liking of members of his caste, a senior Minister has breached all constitutional barriers of propriety, argues Ashok Kapur.
August 23, 2018President Trump may believe in one rule of law, it just may not be the one understood by most American lawyers, argues David Mednicoff.
July 4, 2018Blaming the Modi government for launching a “rumour-driven lynching movement” in the country, Congress said “absolute anarchy, mob-frenzy and jungle raj” have become new symbols of Prime Minister Narendra Modi “New India”. The party said a new spate of lynchings has taken place whereby child-kidnappers have become a new medium of rumour mongering and mob …
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July 3, 2018Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said that his government was committed to establishing the rule of law in the state. He was speaking at an election meeting here. The chief minister alleged that under previous state governments, there were “riots every week” and they had failed to nab rioters and curb organised crime. …
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November 19, 2017Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday reiterated his government's resolve to control crime and said rule of law will be established in the state at the earliest. On a day-long trip to Basti district, the Chief Minister met public representatives and assured the people that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the …
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May 13, 2017Be you ever so high the law is above you, Lord Denning would proclaim enthusiastically, often while interpreting “the Law” in idiosyncratic ways that its makers never intended. Recent TV reports covering elections of UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and the Panchayat election in Odisha portrayed the rising number of VIPs on roads, in cordoned off streets, …
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March 15, 2017