New Rajasthan Ordinance Makes Govt. Sanction Mandatory To Probe Judges & Public Servants; Curbs Media Reporting [Read Ordinance]

The State of Rajasthan has passed an ordinance which makes it mandatory to obtain a Government sanction before investigating both serving and former Judges, Magistrates, and public servants for on-duty actions.Promulgated on 7 September, The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 amended Section 156 and 190 of Code of Criminal Procedure Code.As per the newly added proviso to...