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Supreme Court directs states to set up Gram Nyayalayas

On February 3, 2020, the Supreme Court of India directed the states to establish “Gram Nyayalayas” within four weeks’ time span. The apex court has directed the corresponding...

February 4, 2020

Judges of the Supreme Court of India

The Union Cabinet has approved the increase in the number of judges in the Supreme Court from 31 to 34. This comes at the time when the number...

August 1, 2019

Special Courts for POCSO Cases

A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India has directed the government to set up a special court in all districts of the country where there are...

July 25, 2019

2019 World Day for International Justice (WDIJ)

The World Day for International Justice (WDIJ) is observed every year on July 17 to promote international criminal justice and as a way of supporting the work of...

July 18, 2019

Update : Babri Masjid demolition case

A session judge who is hearing the joint trial of the dual Babri Masjid demolition cases has asked for six more months to finish the case. This has...

July 15, 2019

Short Note : New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill

The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill replaces a previous New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Ordinance that was promulgated in March, 2019. Salient Features of the bill The...

July 10, 2019

Right to Liberty not Negotiable: Supreme Court

Ordering the release of the freelance journalist, the Supreme Court said that fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and in particular Articles 19 and 21 are...

June 12, 2019

Hong Kong Extradition Law

Hong Kong is at a political turmoil over the proposed extradition law. More than a million people in Hong Kong marched against a controversial extradition bill which they...

June 12, 2019

Priyanka Sharma Case and Freedom of Expression

What is the case? Priyanka Sharma, who is an activist of a political party, was arrested for sharing a morphed photo of West Bengal Chief Minister on Facebook....

May 15, 2019

Merriam-Webster selects ‘Justice’ as its 2018 Word of the Year

Merriam-Webster has declared ‘Justice’  as the 2018 Word Of The Year.  As per Merriam-Webster says, the word ‘Justice’ is used in many phrases like racial justice, social justice...

December 18, 2018

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