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The Harangue of the Superannuated

In the Nupur Sharma episode, the over-reaction by 117 distinguished judges, bureaucrats and military and police officers, all retired, with long years of dedicated public service. What has happened to reason, humanism, and plain common sense?

Judicial Appointments and Presidential Powers

The time has come when the Supreme Court collegium should be replaced by the NJAC comprising the members of the judiciary, the legislature and the executive who can select the best legal brains for judicial appointments. The observations by a former president on this issue are noteworthy 

A Roller-coaster Ride

The judgment will go a long way to serve as a guiding principle to all courts for imposition of commensurate sentence keeping in view the nature of crime and competing interests of the accused and the victim  

More Than A Requiem for Reproductive Freedom?

The overturning of Roe v Wade shows a dismal saga of men gaining power by trading away the rights of women. Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion forecasts a bleak future for constitutionalism in the US

Money-making Machines

Schools and hospitals were allotted land at throwaway prices to meet the health and educational needs of future populations. But sheer avarice and selfishness have seen these laws being flouted with impunity  

Privacy & Prudence 

The first advice by UIDAI, through a press release, was that an Aadhaar-user should not share the photocopy with any organisation as it could lead to misuse. In less than 24 hours, MEITY advised Aadhaar users to practice “normal prudence” in sharing information. 

Foot-in-Mouth Spin Doctors

The recent Nupur Sharma issue had created super­heated steam that blew the boiler room apart in the BJP offices. It should not have been, and could have been avoided, had there been some rules laid down by the party for those manning the frontlines.

Bewitching & Beguiling

By Shivanand Pandit The Central Consumer Pro­­­­tection Authority (CCPA) under the De­part­ment of Consumer Affairs has notified “Guide­lines for Preven­tion of Mis­leading Advertisements and Endo...

Guarding the Guards

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg “Being a judge is as equally beautiful and utterly absorbing, as being a doctor or a scholar. The profession of being a judge is not a good career for persons who do not po...

Self before service

Considering media reports and complaints enrolled by consumers on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), the central government has convened a meeting of restaurant proprietors to discuss matters relating to service charges imposed by them.

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