The sharp attacks of the government on the judiciary have seen the latter giving as good as it gets. What does this acrimony augur for litigants and constitutional institutions and offices?
As the judges’ appointment issue threatens to snowball into a major controversy, Sanjay Raman Sinha spoke to two former chief justices of India to gauge their views on the collegium and the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).
A draft bill to bring in reforms in the EC has been introduced in Parliament and aims to stop it from being misused by the powers that be and bring in transparency in the appointment process.
It’s been almost 29 years since the National Human Rights Commission was formed. But it has a long, tough road ahead as is evident from the figures of rights abuses in India.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has gained the trust of people and needs to rise to challenges, said its second chairman Justice MN Venkatachaliah in an interview with Sanjay Raman Sinha.
As India celebrated National Human Rights Day on December 10, the spectre of human rights violations raised concerns. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson JUSTICE ARUN MISHRA spoke to SANJAY RAMAN SINHA in an exclusive interview and said he would never want the NHRC to have more powers as most of its recommendations are accepted
During a hearing, the lightning speed with which the present EC was appointed came under the scanner. Is a collegium model of appointment, like that for information commissioners, the answer?
As India renews its commitment to the Constitution, it’s time to assess how it has stood the test of time. Experts have said that while it is a sound document, it should also be flexible.
Implementation of the POCSO Act is riddled with shortcomings at the prosecution and trial stages, a report found. Acquittals are higher than convictions and evidence gathering is time-consuming.