Full-text of the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in the case of Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee v. The Government of AP is posted here. The judgment required an FIR to be...
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability organised a public protest on the judicial assets declaration case outside the Supreme Court yesterday. Among various independent activists, students and...
Guest Post from Sushant Sinha: Government has taken significant effort in making primary legal resources publicly available on the Internet. The commitment seems to be present but what is lacking is...
In the last Parliamentary session, the Lok Sabha passed an amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. the amending Bill is due to be presented in the Rajya Sabha in this session. One of the...
We have discussed the problem of unenforced legislations (i.e. Acts duly passed by Parliament but not brought into force by government) previously on this blog. The recently passed amendments to the...
Does section 295A of the Indian Penal Code prohibit us from criticising religion? In an outrageous act, police arrested the editor and publisher of The Statesman for re-publishing an article by...
The appeal filed by the Supreme Court against the of the decision of the Central Information Commission in the judges’ assets declaration case has been discussed on this blog here and here. In...
Whatever might be the implications for the individuals involved in the current controversy over the Election Commission, the CEC’s second letter to the President raises a very important point...
The Delhi High Court has overturned the ban on depiction of smoking in films, and the Supreme Court has cleared the screening of ‘Deshdrohi’ in Maharashtra. The latter appears to be an...
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2008 has come under much criticism. Having received presidential assent, it only needs notification by the government to be enforced. At the heart of...