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Right to information: The unspoken casualty of Covid-19 lockdown

With the lone exception of the Central Information Commission, its counterparts in the States did not display the same proclivity. As on 1 May 2020, 29 State Information Commissions were non-functional. Read more »

India’s judiciary is now plugged into the future amid Covid-19

‘Indian courts are steering in a new future-ready justice indulgence system for a 21st century India with the help of Artificial Intelligence.’ Read more »

Section 144 CrPC order on social media a case of executive overreach

The deputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai in an attempt to curb misinformation on social media platforms during lockdown, in continuation of the earlier prohibitory order has reissued a similar verbatim order,... Read more »

Covid-19 effect: Online hearings will now become the new normal

Keeping in mind the fact that coronavirus is likely to spread its wings globally for at least another year or two, having sittings through video conferencing would be the new normal procedure... Read more »

Law firms and the Covid-19 pandemic: Lessons and notes

A major impact of the lockdown and Covid-19 has been, one that most shy away from admitting, the cash flow crunch. Read more »

Covid-19 and the Digitalisation of Democracy

Attempts to get Digital India off to a flying start didn’t work as well as the Covid outbreak, which has forced people to accept going digital as the only way out. Read more »

Tribunals and the increasing inroads by the Executive

Tribunals have failed on every parameter they were made for and have been nothing but a stop for bureaucrats to have post-retirement jobs in this country. Read more »

How to make a will: A quick checklist

While it is advisable to a keep a will prepared in the best of times, the present time of uncertainty, makes it a much more real issue. Read more »

Council to advise Lieutenant Governor legally tenable

If it is felt an advisory council in Jammu and Kashmir would be beneficial and in the people’s interests, such a body would not be in a violation of the scheme of... Read more »

Law relating to grant, rejection and cancellation of bail

The art of striking a balance between the rights of the individual and the interests of society. Read more »
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