Topic: Judiciary in India
National Judicial Commission Bill, 2022
National Judicial Commission Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha recently. What is National Judicial Commission Bill? The National Judicial Commission Bill is a private member Bill...
Section 436-A of CRPC and Home Ministry Guidelines on Undertrials
What are the provisions of section 436A of the CrPC and home ministry’s guidelines regarding undertrials? Why these fail to alleviate the plight of undertrials? Section 436A was...
Recent SC Judgement on Contempt of Court
No person shall be a judge in his own cause is the famous saying in legal theory. But the law on contempt of courts goes against this doctrine....
Issue: Pendency of Cases in Courts
The huge pendency of cases before the Courts of India has raised a serious question on the capacity of the Indian judiciary to impart justice to the aggrieved...
RBI and RTI: Recent Supreme Court Judgement
On December 16, the Supreme Court of India said that RBI cannot reject the plea asking information regarding private and public banks under the Right to Information (RTI)...
Collegium System of Judicial Appointments in India
The constitution of India has established an integrated judicial system with Supreme Court at the top and High Courts for states. Under a high courts, there is a...Section 354 of IPC: Various implications and Issues
The Indian law, taking cognizance of the increased crimes against women has given more teeth to the dying legislation dealing with safety of women on Indian soils. Via...Death Penalty and justice delivery mechanism
With the recent judgements by Supreme Court over the commutation of death sentences of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts to life imprisonment, the debate around death penalty and...Law and Order : State Subject vs National Issue
Since law and order is a state subject in Schedule 7 of the constitution, state governments have the responsibility and power to maintain it in their state. However,...
