The Constitution guarantees Indians the right to protest peacefully, but sometimes laws are broken in the process. A template needs to be put in place to let the symbolism live
The Supreme Court Constitution bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, is hearing challenges to the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K. Operating within the confines of the Constitution, would the Court be able to find a solution to this vexing issue?
A recent bill placed before Parliament seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India from the panel that selects the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners with a cabinet minister. This destroys the balance needed for impartiality
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has put a stop to rampant bulldozing of private property by the Haryana government which declared that these were properties owned by criminal elements. The demolitions were done without court orders
As the Supreme court took suo motu cognisance, it described Manipur as a state where law and order had completely broken down and where the state police had not only lost control over the situation, but had also been complicit in heinous crimes
The recent Supreme Court order immediately puts Rahul back as an MP, though it has to be seen whether he can attend Parliament during the no-confidence motion deliberations on August 8, 9 and 10. That will depend on when Speaker Om Birla allows the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s notice to take effect
With such a long history of traditional dispute resolution in India, it is surprising that the country’s Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism has still not reached adulthood.
Artificial Intelligence has already invaded Indian farming. Huge advances have been seen with the help of AI-related tech. However, there remains the possibility of over automating the system, resulting in the loss of livelihoods of millions of farmers.