In this issue

IS UNIFORM CIVIL CODE POSSIBLE?
THE STICKING POINT IS WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A CODE OF PERSONAL
LAWS FOR ALL OR WOULD IT INFRINGE THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION OF SOME,
WRITES JUSTICE KAMALJIT SINGH GAREWAL

Is UCC A Distant Dream?

The sticking point is whether there should be a code of personal laws for all or would it infringe the freedom of religion of some. While the Code has been operational for Hindus, if it's imposed and rejected by any other community, it will be a monumental folly

8 mins

Please Release Me...

In order to reduce undertrials in jail, the prime minister has suggested that district-level panels headed by district judges consider their bails. Courts should presume an accused innocent till he is proved guilty

5 mins

PLUG THE LOOPHOLES

Rueing the fact that the law does not provide for any time frame to presiding officers to dispose of cases, when it can be done in three months, the vice president urged that it be amended

6 mins

EVICTION OF ART

Odissi exponent Guru Mayadhar Raut was evicted from his government flat in Delhi's Asiad Village by the Directorate of Estates without looking at his contribution and his 90 years. Other artistes have also been given notice

4 mins

The Abortion Bombshell

A leaked draft of a majority decision in the Court would allow the 50 states to ban abortions. If the Court's decision remains unchanged, it means that Roe vs Wade, which enshrined a woman's rights in medical decisions, is dead

7 mins

THE ADOPTION OBSTACLE

Recently , the apex court issued a notice in a matter seeking simplification of the adoption process in India. The current laws pertaining to adoption make it difficult for couples or individuals to adopt orphans and provide them a better life

6 mins

LOUDSPEAKER POLITICS

When MNS chief Raj Thackeray demanded that loudspeakers be removed from mosques in Maharashtra, few realized it would subsume other states. But it has, and the decibel levels are increasing

4 mins

WHO'S KEEPING TABS?

Arrested IPS officer Rashmi Shukla has claimed that she tapped the phones of politicians as she had powers to do so under the Act. But was she taking orders from higher ups?

4 mins

A MATTER OF CONTROL

The CJl has cleared the impression that “judges appoint judges in India" and said the selection process is very democratic. Nonetheless, the executive has often tried to interfere without much success

4 mins

DUAL DEGREES

In order to broaden the scope of quality higher education and permit better flexibility, the UGC has increased collaboration between Indian and foreign universities for various courses

4 mins

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