Historians oppose Monuments Bill
Context: Historians and archaeologists have expressed concern over amendments proposed to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (1958). If the related Bill is passed in the Upper…
The Malimath Committee’s recommendations on reforms in the criminal justice system in 20 points
In 2000, the then NDA government formed a panel headed by the former Chief Justice of Kerala and Karnataka, Justice V.S. Malimath, to suggest an overhaul of the century-old criminal justice…
Not a criminal act
Context: There are striking similarities between the offence of ‘theft’ and ‘adultery’ under the Indian Penal Code. Encyclopedia of Diderot & d’Alembert, Vol. 1 (1751) also equated adultery with theft: “adultery…
Article 21 of the Constitution of India – Right to Life and Personal Liberty
INTRODUCTION Article 21 reads as: “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to a procedure established by law.” According to Bhagwati, J., Article 21 “embodies…
Unclear abortion law on mother’s mental health has High Court in a fix
Context: A woman’s plea in the Bombay High Court seeking to terminate her 28-week-old pregnancy because the foetus has grave medical abnormalities has the court in a quandary: in the…
This too is a right: the right to sexual privacy
Context: Joseph Shine v. Union of India, the petition challenging the constitutional validity of the criminal prohibition on adultery under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, has now been referred…
West Bengal gets a State emblem, designed by Mamata
The official emblem of West Bengal was unveiled by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 5. The emblem designed by Ms. Banerjee features the Ashoka Pillar. “We had to do this (create…
Why no exclusive human rights courts yet: Supreme Court asks States
Context: The Supreme Court asked States why exclusive human rights courts had not been set up yet. During a hearing, the Court highlighted how the human rights law of 1993 makes States…
Should MPs and MLAs be barred from practising law?
Context: The dual role played by MPs or MLAs when they double up as lawyers. Favour: Clear rules Rule 49 of the Bar Council of India states that any full-time…
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