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COVID AND LEGISLATION
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Rights Of Victims
A recent order of the Supreme Court raises an important question regarding the rights of victims during criminal proceedings. What needs to be understood is the definition of a victim whose rights are being discussed
NO MUDDYING THE WATERS
Batting for federalism, the Court said that the Council can only make recommendations. This was after the Gujarat High Court pronounced that the levy of IGST on ocean freight was unconstitutional
YET ANOTHER FILTER
After CUET UG, the UGC has come up with CUET PG. Are these common entrance tests a way to filter out some types of students from central varsities and target the cosmopolitan mix there?
UNPRECEDENTED MOVE
Using powers conferred on it under Article 142, the Supreme Court ordered existing members of the Central Administrative Tribunal to continue even after their tenures end. The Article can be used to do 'complete justice' in any case pending before the Court
PRISTINE & PRICELESS
Two key hydel power projects in the state have not compensated for their high environmental impact. The environment ministry has sought a report in this regard after the NGT took "suo motu notice"
MY MASTER'S WISH...
In a disturbing trend, the police are seen as working at the behest of political masters, leading to the arrest of innocent people and muscle-flexing. There is a need for operational independence to ensure an efficient police force
MISUSE OF SEDITION LAW
The sedition law is in the process of being judicially reviewed by the Supreme Court. The India Legal show on APN channel, hosted by the channel's Editor-in-Chief Rajshri Rai, assessed the concerns raised by the flagrant misuse of the infamous Section 124A
FIGHT OVER FOOD
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's doorstep food delivery system is now being contested in court, with pleas claiming that it clashes with similar central government schemes
DEJA VIEW
A plea asking for the removal of the mosque has been upheld in a Mathura court. The plea says the mosque was built adjacent to Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura. It has laid claim to 13.37 acres of land on the ground that it is the birthplace of Lord Krishna
A DOCTRINAL BREACH
The established doctrine of res judicata might need to be overlooked, vis-a-vis the issue of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala. Man-made structures change considerably over time, and ground realities do, too. Public safety becomes the primary and only concern
