Indian jails are hell holes of corruption, drug dealing, gang wars and sexual predators. Far from being institutions to reform
criminals, they are sliding into more chaos and despair
By Ramesh M...
Since a couple of decades the appointment of Judges to the High Courts hasbecome a problematic and procrastinating exercise. Before the judgment of theSupreme Court in Supreme Court Advocates-on-R...
A Madras High Court judge initiating contempt proceedings against his own chief justice and members of the bar indulging in acts of hooliganism does not augur well for the judiciary
By Venkatasubr...
The apex court reserved its verdict on petitions challenging NJAC’s validity. Justice JS Khehar has circulated his draft verdict among judges of the constitution bench. Two of them want to study the d...
Yusuf Mohsin Nulwalla, who was convicted along with actor Sanjay Dutt in a Bombay blasts case, seeks commutation of his sentence on a technical point. If proved innocent, would this open a can of worm...
Despite being the highest court of the land, there have been instances where the Supreme Court has erred in the finding of facts and law
By Venkatasubramanian
While asking the counsel for Y...
Making political parties transparent about funding has not been easy. As they don’t need to reveal the source of contributions which are Rs20,000 or less, they often get away. Can this loophole be plu...
With the Lok Sabha passing the Delhi High Court Amendment Bill (2015), the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts has gone up from Rs20 lakh to Rs2 crore, giving litigants easier justice
By Bhav...
Within a week, the CBI has been pulled up twice, once by Bombay High Court and then, by Supreme Court. This has put a question mark on its partisan role when handling politically motivated cases
B...
A recent judgment which allowed a raped girl to abort her 24-week fetus is being lauded for its sensitivity. What are the medical and psychological reasons for allowing this termination?
By Shobha...