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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...

“Harmony between Religions is Crucial in Achieving World Peace”

Above: (L-R) Kamal Haq, John Dayal, KK Sinha, Leher Sethi, retired Major Gen Shashi Asthana, APN Editor-in-Chief Rajshri Rai, BN Nanda, Choi Jung-Min, senior Supreme Court advocate Pradeep Rai, Abhish...

Raising The Bar

Above: The then DMK Treasurer MK Stalin extending support to a bandh called by Tamil Nadu farmers associations on the Cauvery water dispute in 2016/Photo: UNI While a landmark judgment has allocate...

Crossing the Line

Above: Union Minister for Defence Nirmala Sitharaman laying a wreath on the mortal remains of Captain Kapil Kundu killed on February 4, 2018 along LoC, in New Delhi. Chief of Army Staff General Bipin ...

Issues of Propriety

The highest seat of the judiciary has been gripped by these two contentious matters and it could take some time to sort them out considering how complex they are ~By Sujit Bhar When the four ju...

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