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"56-inch chest not mustered courage to accept invitation to public debate": Congress' Jairam Ramesh

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh took a hit on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for not accepting the invitation to a public debate requested by two former judges and a senior journalist through a letter sent to both the Prime Minister and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Read further on…

It should not be left to one person to select four or five judges for a Bench, says former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph

It should not be left to one person to select four or five judges for a Bench, says former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph

Post Jan. 2018 meet saw suggestion to shift ‘master of roster’ power from CJI to a panel of three SC judges, says former judge Kurian Joseph

Courts seem to have forgotten basic principle of grant or refusal of bail: Former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur

Courts seem to have forgotten basic principle of grant or refusal of bail: Former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur

Courts seem to have forgotten the basic principle of grant or refusal of bail, former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur has said, and termed as “most unfortunate” the unwillingness of the judiciary to see through the designs of probe agencies such as filing incomplete charge sheets and not…

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Acquittal rate in human trafficking cases worrying, says Madan B. Lokur

Acquittal rate in human trafficking cases in India is 89% in 2020-21, a matter of concern: Former SC judge Madan B. Lokur. In Kerala, only 1 conviction & 19 acquittals out of 201 cases reported. Human trafficking is a crime against humanity & requires protection, prevention & prosecution. 2,189 cases…

Governor has been committing ‘mistakes after mistakes’, say former Madras High Court judges

Retired High Court judges K. Chandru and D. Hariparanthaman say the Governor has absolutely no authority whatsoever either under the Constitution or under any statute to unilaterally dismiss a Minister

Supreme Court should have monitored wrestlers’ protest better, says Justice Lokur

Retired Supreme Court Justice Madan B. Lokur criticised the apex court’s handling of the wrestlers’ protest

RSS chief’s population control call clashes with Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court

International experience shows that any coercion to have a certain number of children is counter-productive and leads to demographic distortions, the Centre said in December 2020

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Do we need a law to compensate those implicated in false cases?

Do we need a law to compensate those implicated in false cases?

A malicious and deliberate act on the part of an investigating officer should be viewed very seriously

No reports from headless Law Commission

No reports from headless Law Commission

Commission, constituted for a term of three years, has not released any report after the tenure of last Chairperson Justice B.S. Chauhan ended in August 2018

Centre again seeks time to respond in sedition law case

Centre again seeks time to respond in sedition law case

People from all walks of life have challenged the law, claiming it suppresses freedoms

Supreme Court fixes sedition challenge on May 5, says no more adjournments

Supreme Court fixes sedition challenge on May 5, says no more adjournments

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta seeks two or three days to file counter-affidavit to petitions

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