In this issue

ILLEGAL SURVEILLANCE: HIGH COURT SOUNDS ALARM
Messages intercepted illegally are an example of the scant regard for fundamental rights of citizens.

Privacy Rights And Technical Surveillance

The Delhi High Court recently said if illegally intercepted messages or audio conversations having no sanction of law are permitted, it would lead to manifest arbitrariness and would promote scant regard to the procedure and fundamental rights of the citizens

5 mins

THE SECOND COMING?

Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman said it was time to do away with sedition laws and allow free speech. But this does not mean spewing hatred against a community. Law enforcement must be robust to be effective and the accused must face law

5 mins

A GIFT OF CITIZENSHIP?

Though the Constitution does not expressly guarantee any fundamental right to citizenship, a rapid survey of all ex parte decisions to decline this important right should be done in a time-bound mode. That is what minimal justice demands

7 mins

PAWNS IN PARTY POLITICS

Proposed changes to IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, have led to protests from Opposition states as they seem “against the spirit of cooperative federalism” and would change central deputation rules of IAS officers

8 mins

BOON OR BANE?

While hearings have their pros during the pandemic, they are not without embarrassing glitches as tech-deficient advocates and judges grapple with the system. There is also the fear of security being compromised

6 mins

JUSTICE SIKRI'S QUEST FOR HUMAN DIGNITY

As a Supreme Court judge, Justice AK Sikri reflected upon the debate on human dignity through several landmark judgments and scholarly works. Led by his legal initiatives, the apex court, time and again, recalled the principle of human dignity to identify jurisprudence around Article 21 of the Constitution

8 mins

US SUPREME COURT: BIDEN'S FIRST CHOICE

The seniormost justice of the US Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer, said he will retire at the end of this court term, giving President Joe Biden his first opportunity to appoint a judge at the highest court. Biden on the campaign trail said he would name an African-American woman to the top court

4 mins

PROHIBITION AND RIGHTS

The Nitish Kumar government intends to scale down the stringent penal provisions and introduce financial penalties as part of its plan to amend the existing law. The changes follow the recent spate of hooch tragedies and adverse comments by the Supreme Court

6 mins

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