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Face-Saving Measure?

Above: The CBI brings Karti Chidambaram to Patiala House Court in New Delhi after arrest/Photo Courtesy: facebook The arrest of P Chidambaram’s son is being seen as an attempt by the Modi governmen...

Easing the Burden

Above: Lawyers and litigants discussing cases at a Gurgaon district court/Photo: Anil Shakya In a move that could increase the number of judges in high courts and reduce pendency, the apex court ha...

Foul-weather Inmates

Above: Singer Ankit Tiwari regaling the prisoners at a musical soiree in Tihar/Photo: Anil Shakya The Tihar jail complex sees a ten percent rise in occupancy during winters as the food, blankets an...

Headless body

Above:  NGT has been functioning sans a chairperson since Justice Swatanter Kumar (left) retired in December 2017/Photo: Anil Shakya Staff crisis has led some of the benches of the National Green T...

Open Prisons: Unshackle These Fetters

An agricultural work camp in Bikaner for prisoners. Photo: Smita Chakraburtty Following a top court initiative, the centre will frame guidelines for setting up open prisons which are a far cheaper ...

Handle with Kid Gloves

Above: Children enjoying an activity at a juvenile home in Hyderabad/Photo Courtesy: YouTube In an indictment of the treatment of various governments towards juveniles, the apex court laid down spe...

Election Commission’s Powers: Give More Autonomy

Above: Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat (in grey suit) along with Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa in New Delhi. Photo: PIB A petition seeks directions to the centre to make ...

Justice AK Mittal Case: Cracks in the Collegium

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice AK Mittal’s elevation as chief justice of the Delhi High Court was delayed twice due to dissension within various collegiums. It could be used by the gover...

Aadhaar Issue: Belated Recognition

In the face of numerous instances of Aadhaar glitches, the government and the UIDAI have backtracked and said that other identification papers would do ~By Sujit Bhar Even as a Supreme Court co...

Close Encounters

Above: Bureaucrat Suresh Kumar with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh A single bench of the high court has set aside the appointment of a retired IAS officer who was made chief principal secretary. Th...

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