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Too Slow for Comfort

The law minister has urged states and High Courts to improve the situation in the courts, which are plagued by pendency, inadequate staff, frivolous adjournments and over-listing of cases

Reservation Redux

The recent move to set up a National Commission to study the socio-economic and educational status of Christian and Muslim Dalits is being seen by some as a move that will only prolong the issue of granting reservation to the poorest in the country

A Game Changer?

The government is opening up yet another fenced garden in the e-commerce category with the introduction of Open Network for Digital Commerce. It aims to end the duopoly of international players and protect offline businessmen who have been suffering due to the dishonest trade practices of these e-tailers

Transforming Higher Education

The UGC guidelines are meant to transform colleges into multidisciplinary universities or degree-awarding autonomous institutions by 2035. This is vital if India is to become a knowledge society
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The Hurtful Blogger

YouTuber and blogger A Shankar posts regular articles on alleged corruption by politicians, government employees, journalists and judges. The Madras High Court has now sentenced him to a prison term for his claims that the “entire higher judiciary is plagued by corruption”
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Code of Conduct

A recent case of a judge allegedly helping an accused in a scam has led to a debate on whether an internal model code of conduct is needed. The process to handle such allegations should also be revisited

Double Whammy

An Iowa court judgment ordering a teen victim of rape to pay $1,50,000 to her rapist’s family has brought into focus restitution law, which activists call harsh. In India, courts have often sided with the victim

Sartorial Skirmish

Following a clutch of petitions, the Court has said that there can be no comparison between the kirpan and turban of Sikhs and the hijab of Muslim women as the former was allowed under the Constitution

This is the Limit

The centre-appointed Delimitation Commission has made major changes in the boundaries of 24 constituencies in Delhi. But this has led to angst and CM Arvind Kejriwal now plans to move the EC

Things We Love to Hate

Hate speech has become a divisive issue in order to exploit social prejudices for electoral gains. The Supreme Court has come down heavily on TV channels promoting and fanning religious and sectarian hatred as a means of increasing their ratings. Will anything change?

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