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...

Cow Protection Furor: Can The NSA Be Invoked?

‘At a time, when the government is faced with a problem of protecting human beings, the question of protecting cows cannot have priority’. -Vallabhbhai Patel

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...

CAG Findings On Rafale Quality Requirements & SC Verdict

The revelation in the CAG report that the configuration of the aircraft was the same as tested and approved by the IAF in 2007, raises doubt as to whether DPP 2013 was followed in respect of technical evaluation of 2016 deal.

If You Fight Corruption, Government Will Fight You!

From the example of Sanjiv Chaturvedi IFS

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...

Judicial Impact Assessment: 'An Important Facet Of The Institutional Independence Of The Judiciary'

Judiciary today is the most trusted institution of democracy as it is essentially the place of last refuge and the bastion of millions of citizens of this nation, but higher the trust, greater is the responsibility to maintain this trust and the faith of the people, and so it is a continuous challenge for the Judiciary to ensure that the faith of the public in the judicial system continues. It is now well settled that "Judicial Independence" of Judges does not merely means the independence of...

Law On Reels : 'Court' - Absurdities Of Law & Life

Apart from being a satire on the legal process, the film is a brilliant depiction of the paradoxes of human self.

Statue Politics: Understanding Law And Procedure

Decisions to build statues are mostly dictated by political expediencies, resulting in violation of law and more importantly, negation of urban planning and the ecology.

Meghalaya Rat-hole Miners' Rescue Operation: All Eyes On SC Now

Shillong has been news with the Supreme Court telling the Kolkata police chief to appear before the CBI in this hill station of Meghalaya, which is over 700 km from Kolkata, for questioning in connection with chit fund scams. That being so, all eyes will be on Shillong in the coming days, given the political interests. But, barely a 100 km from this 'Scotland of the East' is East Jaintia Hills where 15 poor miners have been trapped inside a flooded illegal rat-hole mine since...

Not Fully Matured Premature Release In India

The fundamental objective intrinsic to premature release, as mentioned in the Delhi Prison Rules-2018, is the reformation of the convicts. The conduct, behaviour and performance of the prisoners is imperative in deciding their release. There is a general perception among the prisoners that preferential treatment is given in some cases. There is a widespread belief that the system is arbitrarily operated by the Sentence Review Board.THE issue of premature release is back in the news as Manu...