Sep 19, 2012, 12.00AM IST , TNN Distress doesn’t need discipline – it needs empathy and understanding. The Union health ministry’s move to have attempted suicide decriminalised is welcome. Following a similar observation by the Supreme Court, the new Mental… Continue Reading →
The death penalty must go, for it obliterates a distinction fundamental to our existence Gautam Patel, Mumbai Mirror In the face of unspeakable horror, resisting what must have been the strongest temptation to lash out, the tone of the… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court gave the Environment Ministry four weeks’ more time on the guidelines for tourism in tiger reserves. The ongoing saga around “tiger tourism” has unleashed a great deal of media commentary, but… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court gave the Environment Ministry four weeks’ more time on the guidelines for tourism in tiger reserves. The ongoing saga around “tiger tourism” has unleashed a great deal of media commentary, but… Continue Reading →
A judge’s obligation to the public starts and ends with his or her analysis of the law, its correct use, not with the preaching of personal beliefs or preferences. Chief Justice S H. Kapadia once said, “High Courts and… Continue Reading →
The Centre has sought the Supreme Court’s permission to use the available stock of banned pesticide endosulfan for agricultural purpose on the ground that incinerating it would cost the exchequer Rs 210 crore. The agriculture ministry also referred to a… Continue Reading →
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Court No. – 49 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. – 11679 of 2010 Petitioner :- Smt. Seema Azad Respondent :- State Of U.P. Petitioner Counsel :- Ankur Sharma,Daya Shankar Mishra,Ravi Kiran Jain… Continue Reading →
Press Release Evicting the Poor at EWS Quarters, Ejipura, Bangalore PUCL-Bangalore strongly condemns the illegitimate move by BBMP to forcefully evict residents of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) slum in Ejipura, Koramangala by switching off their water supply,… Continue Reading →
PTI | May 7, 2012, 04.39PM IST Godhra riots: Amicus curiae report questions Modi’s role AHMEDABAD: In a jolt to chief ministerNarendra Modi, a Supreme Court-appointed amicus curiae has held that he can be prosecuted under various sections of the IPC for… Continue Reading →
On 6 April, 2012, Poovulagin Nanbargal and Campaign for Justice and Peace-TN organised a panel discussion titled “The Use and Abuse of Sedition and Other Laws to Stifle Democratic Dissent“Here’re short interviews with the panelists. The film was shot and… Continue Reading →
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