Indira Jaising urges a delay in implementing new criminal laws, concerned about their impact on access to justice and citizens’ rights. The laws replace longstanding ones, raise ambiguity over retrospective application, and compound judicial backlog. They diverge from Supreme Court precedents, potentially compromising liberties. Jaising calls for thorough debate and assessment by stakeholders before implementation.
The Calcutta High Court provided relief to BJP’s IT Cell Chief, Amit Malviya, over alleged incitement of communal tensions. The court found a procedural error in the police notice issued to Malviya and directed future interrogations to be conducted via video conference with a 48-hour notice. The court also emphasized the public availability of First Information Reports (FIRs).
