The Kerala High Court has recently laid down detailed guidelines on the very limited scope of cases where DNA test of children born to rape can be carried out. This is to protect the child in the future, said the Court
The Alternative Dispute Resolution system in India should also be allowed into some areas where it is banned today. With overburdened courts and a five-crore pendency, this could be a way out to cut down the growing number of cases
With the general elections around the corner, nearly 4.3 lakh people in India will be forcibly denied their right to vote. These are undertrial detenus in Indian jails, their criminality far from being proved. This is unfair
The apex court recently stayed an Allahabad High Court order that had declared the Madarsa Act “unconstitutional”. A look into the Act per se, the orders and how much worthwhile education was really being imparted
High in arid Ladakh, the Magsaysay Award winner and climate activist was on a fast demanding justice for the marginal farmers and the downtrodden of the region being driven away by mega corporate projects that are sure to destroy the delicate ecological balance of the region. The people of India do not care, neither does much of the media
There are many laws in the world and in India to protect adult users of the internet against crimes and other ills that spread through social media. A recent law enacted by a US state, points to the need for a law protecting Indian children from the ills of social media
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying of the government of India has sent out a circular, recommending the ban on import and breeding of 23 dog breeds in India. The ministry describes them as “ferocious dogs which are dangerous for human life” in its circular. An analysis, even as a court stays its implementation
Resigning from the bench of a High Court and joining a political party, just to hit back at another political party, is probably not the best strategy for the former Calcutta High Court judge