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The Chief Justice of India recently stated that the “sealed cover procedure must stop” as it is “fundamentally contrary to the basic process of fair justice”. What lies behind the procedure and why is it used so frequently?

The Madras High Court quashed two orders allowing executive magistrates to make habitual offenders execute “good behaviour” bonds as these magistrates are not judicial officers and cannot conduct trials.

As the Supreme Court bats for bail, there are still those held behind bars, with neither cases against them nor any opportunity of courts to address their apparent “guilt”. They are the real outcasts.

The recent verdict of the Supreme Court on the disaster has laid bare the failings of the central government. It has also underlined the need for a strong commitment to environmental protection. The India Legal show on APN channel, hosted by the channel’s Editor-in-Chief, Rajshri Rai, sought opinions from legal experts and activists on the judgment. A report.

As the Supreme Court committee on access to justice for the differently-abled persons is in the process of assessing the ground situation, hopes are high that the CJI-initiated project will create conducive conditions for the target group.

The facts swirling around the failure of the mid-sized Silicon Valley Bank in California, USA, resemble a who-done-it mystery with an action movie-style rescue included to save its depositors.

A five-judge Constitution bench will begin hearings on a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages from April 18. Will India become the 33rd country in the world, and the second in Asia, to legally acknowledge homosexual unions?

As India aspires to become a hub of international arbitration, systemic problems handicap its ambition. As Chairperson of the India International Arbitration Centre, Justice Hemant Gupta faces a challenging task.  He spoke with Sanjay Raman Sinha and Sangeeta Sharma on a range of issues related to arbitration.

They are making headlines in political and judicial circles in the USA. Vivek Ramaswamy has announced his nomination for president while Arun Subramanian is the first Indian-American to become a federal judge. Both of them have contrasting back stories.

The Assam government started moving detainees to the Matia Transit Camp in January 2023. The Camp is the nation’s largest detention facility to imprison illegal foreigners. The Gauhati High Court deemed the state’s move to convert the Camp into a temporary prison odd and, on the surface, invalid