New Bill to Overhaul India’s Criminal Justice System: Sedition Law Faces Repeal In a significant move, the Indian government has announced a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s criminal justice system. Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed that the new bill, set to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), will completely repeal the controversial sedition law. […]
The Supreme Court, during its ongoing hearing on the abrogation of Article 370, raised pertinent questions about the unique status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) within the Indian Union. The apex court questioned why neither the Union of India, the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, nor the political establishment in the rest of the […]
The ongoing internal conflict within the Shiv Sena party takes a new turn as the Supreme Court schedules to hear a plea from Uddhav Thackeray, leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT) faction, on July 31, 2023. Thackeray is contesting an Election Commission of India (ECI) ruling that endorsed the Eknath Shinde faction as the official […]
In a significant development, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has lodged a complaint with President Droupadi Murmu against Governor R.N. Ravi, alleging bias and unfitness for the constitutional post. The Chief Minister’s grievances include unnecessary delays in granting assent to bills adopted by the State Legislative Assembly, hindrance in sanctioning prosecution for accused persons, […]
The Supreme Court has instructed a sessions court in West Bengal to resolve the domestic violence case against cricketer Mohammed Shami, filed by his wife, Hasin Jahan, within one month. If this is not possible, the sessions court should decide on Jahan’s application to lift the stay on Shami’s trial. The directive was issued by […]
Rajya Sabha MP and Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice, P. Wilson, has expressed concerns over the reopening of public consultation on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by the Law Commission of India. In a letter to the Commission, Wilson argued that the UCC could potentially undermine India’s secularism and erase […]
