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BREVITY, THE SOUL OF VERDICTS

Nowadays, lengthy, incomprehensible judgments, particularly in constitutional cases, are the order of the day. But the interpretation of law must be clear, precise and succinct so that people understand them

Beware of Attacking Advocates

The proposed Bill aims to protect these professionals who are increasingly the target of assaults and intimidation and are prevented from discharging their professional duties

Are Cooperatives the Way Forward for a New India?

Revamping the department of cooperation is a noble objective to strengthen the multi-state cooperative movement but could be open to misuse by politicians

A Spy in the Ointment

The fallout from the revelations about the Pegasus spyware allegedly being used to snoop on Indian political leaders continues to create waves around the world. What are the implications for India?

Temples Freed Of Gender Bias

In a laudable move, the Tamil Nadu government has allowed women to become temple priests and will give them training in Hindu rituals

Are We Deaf To The Supreme Court?

IT is a matter of good tidings for supporters of democratic republican governance all over the world to see the Indian Supreme Court in action under Justice NV Ramana.

Delhi HC seeks response from centre, UIDAI on petition seeking new number for existing Aadhaar holder

The Delhi High Court sought responses from the centre and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on a petition seeking mechanism and procedure for issuance of new Aadhaar numbers to existing ID holders.

Towards a Global Secular Village

The call of the Delhi High Court for a UCC is a progressive step towards not only proper administration of justice but for a cohesive personal law regime leading to greater harmony among communities

ADOPT AND HEAL A LIFE

Even as the pandemic left behind thousands of orphans, the centre has put into place a system which makes it easier to adopt them. This includes a tracking portal, making the process relatively straightforward

Olympic Hurdles

Olympic teams have already started arriving in Tokyo where a state of emergency has been imposed

STATE CONTROL

The Kerala High Court has asked the state to frame a policy for crowdfunding as it did not want the money to go into the account of private individuals who may or may not give it to those who needed it

Police Turns a Nelson's Eye

Despite this Section being struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015 as unconstitutional, the police continues to use it against citizens. This is open disobedience of the apex court

A Statutory Duty

While observing that the centre could not stay away from paying the amount to the kin of Covid-19 patients who died, the Court asked NDMA to frame guidelines in this regard while abstaining from specifying the compensation

A New Tax Floor

The imposition of a global tax rate of at least 15 percent on multinationals by G20 finance ministers recently is a positive effort to deter tax dodging and end tax havens. But it remains to be seen how the contemplated tax structure will be implemented

Kiren Rijiju is new Union law minister

Hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned cabinet and general ministerial reshuffle, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had resigned.

Patriot Acts

The system can lament, apportion blame, but it never interfered, never once tried to understand why a man would want to live among tribals and work for them, ignoring calls to comfort. Death was virtually delivered to Stan Swamy’s cell by the system

Recusal Drama

The judge’s decision to step away from the Nandigram petition case has strangely come with a fine of Rs 5 lakh slapped on the state for the manner in which the application for recusal was moved

The Age of Drones

Even as India’s military establishment was shocked by the use of drones on a Jammu airbase, the IAF is planning to acquire UAS which will detect, track and destroy them with laser-directed weapons systems

Proclaiming an Offender

The Delhi High Court has issued guidelines on declaring an absconding accused as a proclaimed offender. It observed that declaring a person as a proclaimed offender affects his life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution and a due process of law must be followed in this regard

Licence of advocate suspended for forcible conversion

The Licence of advocate Iqbal Malik was suspended by the Bar Council of Delhi for allegedly using his chamber premises for conversion of religion.

LEGAL BATTLE STARTS

Cases have been filed by individuals and Digital News Publishers Association challenging the constitutionality of the new government proposals

Empowering Independent Directors

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has overhauled the norms regarding the appointment, removal, and remuneration of independent directors. However, the new proposals need accurate supervising

Better Late than Later

High Court and Supreme court judges are literally setting new benchmarks by hearing cases late into the night. Recently, for the third time during the ongoing summer vacations, benches held virtual hearings simultaneously till 10:10 pm and 9:40 pm, respectively. Is this a sign of things to come?

Bail is Rule and Jail an Exception

Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was pulled up by the apex court for not hearing a bail application for over a year. This is a deprivation of liberty, leaving the accused to languish in jail for years

Treasure the Islands

Aggrieved over the Regulation, members of the scientific community have written to the president as it will jeopardise a way of life and the entire economy of these fragile islands

Harnessing the Digital Giants

As in the case of the new IT rules—aimed at controlling social media majors Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, as well as digital news portals like The Wire, Scroll and The Quint—the objective behind the draft e-commerce rules is shadowing

NDMA to determine ex-gratia amount for kin of those who died due to Covid-19: SC

The Supreme Court directed the NationalDisaster Management Authority (NDMA) to determine within six weeks the ex-gratia amount that can be paid to family members of persons who succumbed to Covid-19 while stating that NDMA had failed to discharge its statutory duty.

Ferrari and Fun?

The famous prancing horse is now a joyride, and a hybrid. Ferrari’s latest supercar, the 296 GTB (right), will be an 818-horsepower plug-in hybrid with a V6 engine and when it starts production early next year, will be the first six-cylinder sports car made by Ferrari since the mid-1970s. This model is an entirely new type of car for the brand.

Cool Streets

With lockdowns in place and international travel restricted, the famous Time Out magazine has devoted an issue to just streets. The global media brand has rounded up what it calls the “world’s coolest” streets, as selected by some 27,000 city residents from across the globe.

Flying Through Covid Turbulence

The pandemic couldn’t have struck at a worst time for airlines as they cope with depleting loads and increasing fear. After the Indian Commercial Pilots Association move not to fly till pilots are vaccinated, airlines have got their act together