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Month March 2017

Delhi HC orders retrial in five 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases

Akanksha Jain Bench notes that the judgments in the five hearings reflect a “very perfunctory and hasty disposal” of the cases Observing that the killing of men of a single community were not “simple murders” and that the “police, prosecutors… Continue Reading →

Silence Of The Graves ! #Poem

by K P Sasi — Life frightens me often Death does not. Dead men do not frighten me I am ready to join any crowd Every second night I celebrate with the dead Playing cards and singing songs Discussing about… Continue Reading →

A shaky #Aadhaar- SC must settle issues of privacy and exclusion

Supreme Court must urgently hear and settle issues of privacy and exclusion raised in the context of the UID project by Usha Ramanathan | (Representational Image)Coercion, illegality, contempt of court and exclusion have become characteristics by which people recognise the… Continue Reading →

Why linking Aadhaar to all services is not a sensible step by the Modi government

SUCHAYAN MANDAL0MAR 29, 2017, 04.27 PM FacebookLinkedinTwitterGoogle+Reddit All of a sudden, the same party that had opposed the idea of Aadhar, calling it a fraud scheme and assured of CBI enquiry if voted to power, has taken a U-turn from… Continue Reading →

NWMI demands dropping of cases against journalist Poonam Aggarwal

  The NWMI on March 29, 2017, urged various authorities to drop the cases against journalist Poonam Aggarwal. Letters were sent to Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister; Rajiv Mehrishi, Home Secretary; Satish Mathur, Director General Of Police, Government of Maharashtra… Continue Reading →

On tribunals, Centre usurping powers… deeply problematic: ex-Chief Justice of Delhi HC A P Shah

The Lokpal was meant to tackle corruption in high places. So many years have passed since the law was passed, but a Lokpal has not been established. Written by Seema Chishti | Justice A P Shah at his Delhi residence.Justice… Continue Reading →

Sexual Harassment – First FIR TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar #Vaw

The police said they expected more victims to come forward with the registration of the FIR. Mumbai Mirror |  Complaint at MIDC police station; Arunabh Kumar untraceable, say cops. Two weeks after allegations of sexual harassment against him surfaced on… Continue Reading →

Tribal students’ body locks Ranchi College over ‘saffronisation’

Saurav Roy Students burning an effigy of chief minister Raghubar Das and RSS while protesting the new name Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee university of Ranchi college at Morhabadi campus in Ranchi on Monday(Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times) A tribal student body… Continue Reading →

UP – Cousins held under anti-Romeo drive, cops take bribe to free them

The policemen claimed they had taken action against the boy and the girl under the anti-Romeo drive. By: Express News Service | Agra | Two policemen were suspended on Tuesday for allegedly taking bribe from two cousins, whom they had… Continue Reading →

Journalists walk out of Bombay HC after Chellur J pulled up reporter for wearing jeans

She asked if wearing T-shirts and jeans to court was ‘Bombay culture’? Ten journalists on Wednesday staged a walkout from Bombay High Court while a divisional bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice GS Kulkarni was hearing the matter… Continue Reading →

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