Law

News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.

Crime

Should ‘scope of reformation’ of a rapist be considered before awarding him the death penalty?

K Bhattacharjee -
Regarding the Death penalty, punishments are about justice as well and sometimes justice requires us to perform actions which are not entirely pleasant.
Law

Maharashtra: ACB cites ex-deputy CM Ajit Pawar responsible for 70,000 crores irrigation scam

OpIndia Staff -
The ACB has concluded that the blame for irregularities in irrigation scam squarely lies on ex-deputy CM Ajit Pawar
Law

Engineering not for you, Punjab and Haryana HC tells student who could not clear 17 compartments in 9 years

OpIndia Staff -
When you could not pass an engineering degree in nine years how can you clear 17 compartments in one attempt, the court asked.
Editor's picks

Tweets by Scientist and Columnist Anand Ranganathan critical of judiciary blocked from being read in India

OpIndia Staff -
It turns out that certain tweets of Anand Ranganathan were withheld in India.
Law

Supreme Court declines fresh plea demanding abrogation of Article 370

OpIndia Staff -
The bench asked the petitioners to file an application for impleadment in the petitions already pending on the issue.
Law

‘They were trying to fix me’, Pon Manickavel tells Court, State govt directed to not take adverse action without permission

OpIndia Staff -
The state government and Pon Manickavel have been at loggerheads with each other for a while.
Government and Policy

Governance is executive’s domain, all should appreciate the ‘Lakshman Rekha’: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

OpIndia Staff -
Ravi Shankar Prasad said the judiciary has to decide 'how far' it can go in taking over power on issues of governance as he stressed the need for all organs to appreciate the proverbial ‘Lakshman Rekha’.
Law

Anil Ambani’s Reliance group files defamation suit against The Wire for Rs. 6,000 crore

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time that The Wire has been sued
Editor's picks

Media has no right to pontificate about 26/11 after SC’s observations on their irresponsible coverage

Raju Das -
The 26/11 terror attack coverage by media is a prime example of the irresponsibility of media
Crime

“Her last words were ‘burn them alive’, she should get justice”: Lawyer who filed PIL to execute Nirbhaya’s rapists

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi student Nirbhaya was brutally raped inside a moving bus on December 16, 2012.
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