Collegium System in India – The Controversy of Judiciary Transparency vs. Independence
The Collegium system in India also called “Judges- selecting- Judges”, is the system by which the judges are appointed and transferred only by the…
Important Court Verdicts
Supreme Court on Death Sentence
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Right to Privacy in India – Evolution, Concerns and the Way Forward
The Government of India has withdrawn the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 which was in the public domain for quite a few years and was consi…
Mining Sector in India – Prospects, Challenges and the Way Forward
As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, mineral production in India rose by 10.9 per cent year-on-year in May 2…
Hasdeo Protests
Over the past year, the Hasdeo forests, known as the ‘Lungs of Chhattisgarh’, have been in news for the protests erupting over the mining project.…
Access to Abortion
In light of the recent US Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, many were relieved that they were in India where abortion was atleast…
Bail Law in India
Recently, 2 pronouncements from the Supreme Court have brought the country’s bail law into focus. One is a judicial pronouncement, under Satendra Kumar Antil vs.…
Supreme Courts- Legitimacy and Autonomy
What is the situation across the world? A survey of democracies shows the centrality of the issue of ‘declining legitimacy of Supreme Court’ in various…
Parole, Furlough and Remission – Differences and Court Judgements
Recently, the Haryana government chose to release Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim on furlough instead of parole due to some specific reasons …
