Increasing cases of men being falsely implicated of rape have shown the need for guidelines for compensation to victims of wrongful prosecution and miscarriage of justice
The move by Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to bar people accused of crimes against women from government jobs seems a populist one. Will it curb such crimes and does it not violate the right to a fair trial?
In a recent development, the Rajasthan government is bringing in a legislation to give the chief minister the power to appoint chancellors for the 28 state-funded universities.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he wrote that the central government brought these three bills without discussion with farmers and experts.
Article 174 confers a governor with the power to summon, prorogue or dissolve an assembly. But has the Rajasthan impasse shown that this constitutional authority has misused his discretionary powers?