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Woman Judge's Case: The Tale Of Triple Recusal
Ten days back, all three members of a Supreme Court bench had recused from the plea of a former woman ADJ seeking reinstatement after having resigned following an inquiry into her allegations of sexual harassment against a sitting High Court judge .The recusal was conspicuous by its timing- the arguments in the matter were almost concluded. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising was in the midst of her rejoinder submissions when Justices A. K. Sikri, Abdul Nazeer and M. R. Shah, in a surprising turn of...
International Armed Conflict And Pakistan's Obligations Under Geneva Convention
At the press briefing held by the Ministry of External Affairs at 3:15 PM today, the MEA spokesperson confirmed that in the early wake of 27th February, 2019, Pakistan Air Force targeted Indian military installations and consequently, one aircraft of Pakistan was shot down by a MiG 21 Bison of the Indian Air Force which later fell in the Pakistan's territory. However, in the said aerial engagement, India lost one its pilots, who is now identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan...
Highlights of Draft E-Commerce Policy
On February 24, 2019, the government released the much awaited draft national e-commerce policy. The primary focus of the draft policy is centralisation of data arising in India and promotion of its use for the country's development. The 41 page long draft has been termed as a protectionist draft replete with emphasis on securing data arising in India and treating it as a 'national asset'. The main concern of the stakeholders about the policy is the extent to which the policy can be effectively...
The First Line of Defence
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Imphal East – Nigthoujam Lanleima on February 19 – granted bail to Veewon Thokchom, a former student of Ambedkar University, in a sedition case. Thokchom had written, in a Facebook post, that:Indefinite curfew imposed in Manipur. Internet banned for five days. All cable networks asked not to cover any speech or footage of the protests. High possibility that CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019) will be passed today at Rajya Sabha. Manipur once burned down the...
Accident Information Report : Importance & Need
"Prevention is better than cure" "Speed thrills but it also kills" .How many times have we heard these road safety slogans but decided to ignore them according to our convenience? The analysis of road accident data 2015 reveals that about 1347 accidents and 400 deaths take place every day on Indian Roads. It further reveals that 57 accidents take place and 17 lives are lost every hour on an average in our country There is a pressing need to recognize the dangers posed by road accidents, reduce...
Parliamentary Committee's Summons To Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Is Not Supported By Procedure Or Precedent
The summons issued by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to appear before it on February 25 raises certain questions regarding its powers and functions.The Committee apparently felt snubbed, when Dorsey refused to appear on Monday following an earlier summons issued on February 5 to the discuss the issue of 'safeguarding citizens' rights on social/online news media platforms'."Given the short notice of the hearing, we informed the committee...
Cattle Protection Laws: Cowing Down The Accused?
Cattle protection and animal husbandry on scientific lines form a crucial part of the smooth functioning and future progress of any economy, especially an agrarian economy. With this foresightedness, our forefathers very fittingly made a provision to promote animal husbandry on scientific lines (Article 48) in the constitution itself for the states to incorporate while formulating their policies. Over the years, this provision which exists as a directive principle of state policy under Part IV...