Legal Notes - March 2019

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As the Ruias and the Mittals battle it out to get a hold over one of the world's biggest steel mills (Essar Steel), the case has already been dragged and heard in every possible institution serving justice in India. This case has surprisingly helped the courts enunciate the grey areas and clarify on many imponderables. In addition, LEGAL NOTES interviewed the former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on his petition that led to the suspension of all cases in the SC on the day of his hearing- the plea for Parliament to pass a bill against custodial torture. With cases of lynching on the rise across the country especially in northern India, Manipur turned out to be the dark horse and implemented the first anti-lynching law of the country. With the move being considered laudatory, many believe it to be politically motivated. Plus, all the regular sections of the magazine.