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Sexual Offences: Leering at a Child is Punishable

The Bombay High Court has said that looking at a minor boy or a girl with a sexual intention will invite the provisions of the POCSO Act ~By Rajesh Kumar On September 27, Justice AM Badar of the...

Judges under Notice

Above: Rajasthan High Court In a rare case, the apex court issued notices to two Rajasthan High Court judges who retired in 2016 and were ineligible for the post of additional judges ~By Vinay V...

Two rape verdicts: The march backwards

Above: Red Brigade members on dharna in Lucknow, demanding steps to check violence against women. Photo: UNI Two recent judgments came in for criticism as references were made to the character of t...

Lawless Law Campuses

Above: Students protesting at RMLNLU, Lucknow. Photo: Twitter The past few months have seen some premier law universities descend into chaos as the administration and students battle it out over f...

Beggary: Out on the Streets

A draft bill which aimed to decriminalise begging was abandoned by the centre after it failed to convince activists who said it didn’t address poverty per se ~By Venkatasubramanian It was a legi...

Prison Reforms: A Life of Dignity Behind Bars

Above: The philosophy of India’s criminal justice system is based on reform, but in practice, it’s deterrence that gets precedence. Representative Image: Anil Shakya In a landmark judgment, the ape...

Indian start-up uses AI to provide unique search platform and data bank for Indian legal pros

Pioneers in Asia: LegitQuest’s technology provides solutions to legal search problems with case references just a click away In India, every industry or service sector is unique and gets impacted b...

Rohingyas imbroglio: The Suu Kyi-India intransigence carries few explanations

Above: Rohingyas offering namaz. Photo: Javed Sultan Rohingyas in India used to be given Long Term Visas (LTVs) in 2012 (valid till 2015), but this has been discontinued. On the contrary, the gover...

Allahabad High Court: March towards Transparency

Above: (L-R) Allahabad High Court; chief justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale In a significant move, the Court has ordered the installation of cameras to record proceedings in district courts. It is als...

Marital Rape: Does No Really Mean No?

Above: A demonstration for women's rights. Photo: Anil Shakya Here’s a comparison between the views of male feminists and men’s right groups on the issue of marital rape ~By Sucheta Dasgupta ...

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