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Covid-19 and masks: Can Mumbai’s penal provisions help contain the virus?

With the pandemic continuing to surge and people walking around unmasked, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to file FIRs under Section 188 of the IPC. Will this curb such callous behaviour?

BOBDE’S BURDEN

Even as the Covid conflagration rages and the nation hurtles towards an economic crisis of unfathomable proportions, controversies surrounding the judiciary continue to compete for the headlines as they have been doing for the last several weeks.

Shaheen Bagh protest: Supreme Court verdict underlines public places can’t be held hostage

The apex court has disapproved of the way in which the Shaheen Bagh protests took place and ruled that such agitations must be in designated areas alone and public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely.

Dispute resolution: Alternative and pre-litigation processes

A recent appeal in the Supreme Court by the Youth Bar Association of India has suggested that the processes be made mandatory. It said that if implemented these would avoid adding to the huge pendency of cases already existing in courts across the country.

Festivals in masks: Covid-19 likes gatherings too

With the festival season nearing and cinemas and restaurants opening up, the next cycle of the pandemic could be upon us. Just one super-spreader in a large gathering can trigger an explosion of new cases.

Labour laws: Workers losing jobs will drive wages down

In a sign of ominous times, the government is reforming labour laws with increased deregulation, weakening of unions and more working hours, but this will not create growth or lead to better productivity.

IT Act: Making intermediaries more accountable

To relieve courts of cases relating to intermediaries, the government should have an elaborate grievance redressal process, starting with a designated ombudsman, mediation and later, adjudication.

Supreme Court Rejects Ad hoc Teachers’ New Plea

By Inderjit Badhwar Many astute observers of India’s educational system had hoped that following the enunciation of the Modi government’s ambitious New Education Policy, structural changes in what...

Hathras: Police as colonial force

The death of a Dalit woman and the disposal of her body in Uttar Pradesh have shown a force that is brutal and insensitive. The best practices of civilised societies should be followed for people to trust the police again.

China’s Propaganda War

Even while the Covid pandemic was in the making, China lit too many fires in global politics, negating the effectiveness of its propaganda blitz across the world, so crucial to President Xi Jinping’s survival

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