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Cyber crime cases: Too Hot to Handle?

Above: Not enough priority is being accorded to cyber crime, the global cost of which will cross $6 trillion by 2021. Illustration: Anthony Lawrence Though no ministry wants to tackle this crime on...

Transgender Bill: A Rainbow in the Sky

A report by a Standing Committee has made far-reaching recommendations on the controversial Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 and has taken a sensitive stand to secure justice for ...

Battle against Excommunication

Above: A Kshatriya mahapanchayat deliberating over an issue in Faridabad. It’s imperative that such panchayats obey the law of the land. Photo: UNI The first FIR is filed under a progressive new la...

Standing Counsels: Questions On Capability

Above: The standing counsels appointed by the Yogi government lack efficiency and expertise. Photo: UNI In a scathing indictment of the UP government, the Lucknow Bench said these law officers are ...

Finance Act Amendment: Tightening the Noose

Above Illustration: Anthony Lawrence As the NGT questions 10 states on improper appointment of chairpersons of State Pollution Control Boards, the centre seeks to weaken not just this tribunal but ...

Ashutosh Maharaj Case: A Matter of Faith

Above: (Left) Ashutosh Maharaj, who is supposed to be in samadhi; (right) the Dera which he heads claims to have 15 lakh followers across the world. Photo: djjs.org The Court has allowed this relig...

Election Commission: Call a Spade a Spade

The apex court has sought a law for the appointment of Election Commissioners as the present system is arbitrary and non-transparent and can’t be left in the hands of the Executive ~By MG Devasaha...

Well-Deserved Raise, Your Honour

The higher judiciary is poised for a salary upgrade that will bring it on a par with the bureaucracy, with the Chief Justice of India maintaining his slight edge ~By Sucheta DasguptaThe wait is almos...

Digitisation: Web of Troubles

Above: Advocates and lawyers struggle as the Supreme Court experiments with its digital transformation. Photo: Bhawna Gaur As the Supreme Court opens after the summer recess, advocates and judges a...

Paid News: Political Faux Pas

Above: MP’s Minister of Public Relations Narottam Mishra welcoming President Pranab Mukjherjee on his arrival at Datia in June this year. Photo: UNI In a first case of paid news before a high court...

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