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10 Years of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea
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10 Years of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Today, Rohingya seeking asylum are still being beaten, extorted, and left to die, while the violence and repression pushing them from their homes has surged.See the Story
SC Reviews Landmark Verdict Amid Absences, Silence and Restraint
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SC Reviews Landmark Verdict Amid Absences, Silence and Restraint

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The highest court in the land on Monday waded into uncharted waters as it began hearing review petitions against its July 12 judgement - a verdict that had handed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats in the national and provincial legislatures - but without six of the original judges, including the judgement's author. The hearing broke new ground in more ways than one, marking several firsts in judicial history. The review petitions, fi…See the Story
Six noteworthy judgements by Justice A.S. Chandurkar, among the latest appointees to the top Court
Mumbai · Mumbai

Six noteworthy judgements by Justice A.S. Chandurkar, among the latest appointees to the top Court

Justice Chandurkar took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court on May 30. His momentous judgements range from the Kunal Kamra (2024) tie-breaker decision which ruled against government Fact-Check Units, and a ruling on appointment of consumer forum members which upheld the separation of powers, to a controversial ruling on the Hijab ban.Read Article

The idea of a university: A response to Sanjeev Bikhchandani

Can a university not be a space to debate and critique the hounding political issues of our time - including how court decisions and the law are framed - what Upendra Baxi terms ‘demosprudence’? How would social movements inform judicial decisions unless they are discussed beyond the four walls of the superior courts and the black letter of the law?India · IndiaRead Article

Madhya Pradesh’s death penalty proposal for forced conversions shuns the judiciary’s principled stand on both capital punishment and conversions

In March, the Madhya Pradesh chief minister proposed to amend MP’s existing anti conversion law to include the death penalty. The proposal not only belittles the high threshold of the rarest of rare doctrine, but also further emboldens the constitutionally contested anti-conversion laws.Death Penalty · BhopalRead Article

How the reformed criminal laws put a cosmetic patch on India’s abiding issue with witness protection

After years of push from the judiciary, the Parliament finally legislated on the witness protection scheme for the first time through Section 398 of the BNSS, 2023. Yet the provision, much like the broader criminal law reforms, is only a patchwork, conveniently shifting the burden onto state legislatures and keeping loose ends untied.India · IndiaRead Article

In its verdict on taxing entertainment in the digital age, the top Court clarifies a complex area of law

On May 22, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and N. Kotiswar Singh ruled that both states and the Centre can tax different aspects of entertainment, and this was not illegal double taxation. By underlining the ‘aspect theory’, the SC has brought much-needed clarity to the taxing of broadcasting services and entertainment content in India.India · IndiaRead Article

In the age of algorithm, we must revitalise the conversation on the ‘freedom of thought’

Despite its critical importance, the right to freedom of thought (‘FoT’) remains underdeveloped in both law and discourse. As social media and advertising groups exploit the limits of our regulations around mental autonomy, a revival of debate and discourse on FoT is crucial.India · IndiaRead Article

The SC’s three year practice ruling is a case study in ‘indirect discrimination’

The mandatory imposition of a three year mandatory practice in the Court’s recent All India Judges Association case exacerbates women’s already precarious position in India’s legal and judicial fraternity.India · IndiaRead Article

To deliver justice well, we need judges who have lived it too: In defence of the SC’s 3 year practice mandate for judicial exams

Judges with prior litigation and trial experience are often better at managing case dockets, adjournments and empathising with the granular struggles of underprivileged litigants. But the decision’s exclusionary impact on women and marginalised communities highlights that systemic reform is a project far from complete.India · IndiaRead Article

A Bombay High Court verdict keeps intact Maharashtra’s constitutionally flawed property tax regime

Precedents indicate that the ‘pre-deposit’ condition precedent to appeal property tax assessments in Maharashtra violates Article 14 of the Constitution. Yet the Bombay HC’s 2014 verdict in Walchandnagar Industries keeps matters ambiguous, diverging from broader established jurisprudence.Mumbai · MumbaiRead Article

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