The Court has struck down some provisions of the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance. This could see those below 50 years being appointed to these Tribunals.
In the KS Puttaswamy judgment (August 2017), the Supreme Court recognised privacy as a fundamental right, including privacy of not just body but identity in the digital age.
Earlier, Pegasus tricked the owner into clicking on a malicious link. Two Mexican journalists were presented with supposedly compromising photos of their partners; one more received a plea for help finding a missing daughter with a link to a purported portrait.
A Division Bench of the apex court while setting aside a judgment of the Allahabad High Court in the matter said that it had encroached upon the jurisdiction of the executive. The appeals had raised the issue of the High Court transcending its limits of the power of judicial review.
In a fillip to the judiciary, a scheme for the development of infrastructure facilities has been extended for five years. This will lead to building better courts and reduce pendency.
India’s largest state Uttar Pradesh is looking to control its population and has introduced a draft Bill which lays out a rather grand map for the road ahead. Déjà vu?
Nowadays, lengthy, incomprehensible judgments, particularly in constitutional cases, are the order of the day. But the interpretation of law must be clear, precise and succinct so that people understand them.
The micro-blogging platform’s refusal to conform to amended IT rules led the centre to approach the Delhi High Court, which pulled it up. The company has now asked for more time to comply with the rules.
Even as the pandemic left behind thousands of orphans, the centre has put into place a system which makes it easier to adopt them. This includes a tracking portal, making the process relatively straightforward.