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SC directs states to frame policy for early release of aged, terminally ill prisoners

The Supreme Court has ordered all states to create a policy for prisoner release. This policy must be formulated within three months for elderly and terminally ill inmates. It will define clear eligibility criteria and procedures for compassionate release considerations. The court also asked the Centre to provide necessary technical…

The Economic Times · Jul 16

From rights to red tape: India’s transgender law amendment

“Only I knew what I felt, trapped in a body I did not recognise or feel at home in,” says Ayaan, a 24-year-old transman. In 2016, his parents took him to consult a doctor in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, who tried to counsel his family of his need for support, hormone-replacement…

Newslaundry · Apr 27

South Central 67: Trans Bill 2026, BJP’s war on self-identification, KD song and misogyny

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026, which has triggered protests across the country. They are joined by advocate Arvind Narrain of the Alternative Law Forum, who was part of the panel of lawyers who fought for IPC…

Newslaundry · Mar 22

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‘This Bill is nothing but erasure’: How India’s new trans amendment could undo decades of rights

When the Supreme Court recognised the right to self-identify one's gender in the 2014 National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) v Union of India judgement, it was celebrated as a watershed moment for transgender rights in India. But activists say a new amendment to the transgender persons law could reverse that…

Newslaundry · Mar 16

In India, less than half of undertrial prisoners identified for release are actually released

India’s prison overcrowding is a persistent problem. While there have been multiple Supreme Court orders to ensure prisoners are released on bail without onerous conditions, and the government has recently launched a scheme to support bail for poor prisoners, there are still around half a million incarcerated people.

Newslaundry · Dec 30, 2024

India’s lost decade: How LGBTQIA+ rights fared under BJP, and what manifestos promise

In the past 10 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led union government has “hardly impacted our lives”, queer persons in India say when asked about a decade of governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Newslaundry · May 3, 2024

NALSA to organise Lok Adalat in Wayanad

NALSA to organize Lok Adalats in Sulthan Bathery, Mananthavady, and Kalpetta on March 9, addressing various grievances.

The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024

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Cost of justice, language in higher judiciary are hurdles in ensuring equal access of justice, President Droupadi Murmu

Pres. Murmu asserts providing legal aid to those in need is cornerstone of modern state. Hurdles to access justice incl. cost, use of English in higher judiciary. Steps taken to provide access to economically weaker sections, need for awareness campaign, use of tech to make access more democratic. Conference organised…

The Hindu · Nov 28, 2023

The Court’s ‘no fundamental right to marry’ is wrong

Not recognising marriage for same sex couples is discriminatory against them

The Hindu · Oct 22, 2023

Why did the Supreme Court not allow same-sex marriage? | Explained

Why did the Supreme Court not allow the Special Marriage Act to be used for queer couples to get married? Will the legislature be open to enacting a law to make same-sex marriage legal?

The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023

NALSA to organise adalats in Wayanad

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is organising Adalats at three centres in the district on September 9 for speedy resolution of cases.

The Hindu · Jul 28, 2023

More Elite Law Student Foolishness, This Time at Columbia

Apparently jealous of all the attention that Yale and Stanford law students have gotten for acting like imperious children, Columbia law students, represented by BALSA, LALSA, NALSA, EWOC, OutLaws, QTPOC, IfWhenHow, APALSA, and SALSA (no, I'm not familiar with all of these acronyms), have been throwing a collective hissy fit.…

Reason · Mar 28, 2023

CJI Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurates NALSA Centre for citizen services

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Centre for Citizen Services, was inaugurated by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 6, 2022

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud appointed as the executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority

Justice Chandrachud takes up the position that became vacant after Justice U.U. Lalit was elevated as the 49th Chief Justice of India

The Hindu · Sep 3, 2022

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The Hindu · Aug 13, 2022

Over 75 lakh, many part of the pandemic backlog, cleared by National Lok Adalat

Lok Adalats significantly reduce courts' burden: CJI-designate Justice U.U. Lalit

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

NALSA to have 'legal aid' defence counsel system in every district: Justice U. U. Lalit

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was planning to have a programme where legal aid defense counsel would be provided to those who cannot afford lawyers across the nation

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

Only a few can afford courts, majority suffer in silence: CJI Ramana

The CJI urged the judiciary to use modern technological tools to enhance the pace of justice delivery

The Times of India · Jul 16, 2022

Kiren Rijiju flags pendency; vacancies, poor infra to blame, replies CJI

JAIPUR: In response to law minister Kiren Rijiju flagging the issue of huge pendency of cases before top judges of the country, Chief Justice NV Ramana virtually put the blame on the Centre saying not filling up judicial vacancies and lack of judicial infrastructure are the root causes of the…

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The Hindu · Jul 16, 2022

Hasty arrests, near-impossible bail show need for overhaul: CJI

The space for Opposition is diminishing, says Justice Ramana

The Hindu · Feb 17, 2022

NALSA to organise Lok Adalats in Wayanad

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is organising Lok Adalats at three centres on March 12 for speedy resolution of cases.

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