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Judge Who Could Have Been a Hairdresser

At 49, Anuja Ravindra Dhir became the first non-white judge to sit at the Central Criminal Court of London. But it wasn’t easy as she had to face many hurdles ~By Sajeda Momin in LondonAnuja Ravin...

Prohibition: Message in the Bottle

With elections in MP and Chhattisgarh next year, their CMs are gearing up to impose prohibition despite a lackadaisical response from the electorate and a thriving trade in liquor ~By Neeraj Mishra i...

Sukma Massacre: Sitting Ducks

While attacks by Maoists on security forces have been going on for years, the real sufferers are the Adivasis who are caught in the crossfire ~By Seema Guha On April 24, Maoists carried out a dead...

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act: Out of the Deep Freeze

In a move to make this Act workable, the apex court has told the government that the Lokpal can be appointed even if there is no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha ~By VenkatasubramanianFiv...

Advocates Act: Bridge over Troubled Waters

The Bar Council of India’s agitation against the Law Commission’s draft bill to amend this Act has been withdrawn following government assurances but concerns remain ~By VenkatasubramanianIf the re...

Sexual Harassment Act: The mindset must change

A landmark law alone cannot bring about a shift in attitude towards women employees, but it can ensure that the guilty don’t enjoy impunity, provided the victim doggedly pursues the case ~By Venkat...

Indian laws whose times have come, and gone

Parliament’s effort at repealing 100 ancient laws is well timed ~By Chandan GoswamiWe may not be aware of them in our busy days, but a number of ancient and archaic laws are still active and in for...

Waste Matters

The government’s move to order restaurants to specify the portion size of meals to minimise wastage is not a bad idea provided mindsets change and laws are implemented properly ~By Bikram Vohra ...

Article 142: Cudgel or Balm?

While this Article confers powers bordering on the absolute to the apex court, it has been used in the past with reason and restraint ~By Inderjit Badhwar The Supreme Court’s tenacity in not bud...

Transfer Raj in Kerala?

The apex court has reserved its judgement in a case where Kerala’s DGP has challenged his ouster from the top job as political vendetta     ~By Naveen Nair in Thiruvananthapuram The plea in the S...

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