As part of Legally Speaking’s Third Law & Constitution Dialogue, Senior Advocate and Member of Parliament Vivek Tankha, along with Former Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi, engaged in a thought-provoking discussion on... Read more »
In a notable development, West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak and other legislators presented a resolution in the state Assembly, calling on the Centre to reconsider three new criminal laws. Opposition BJP... Read more »
A concise summary of the different court’s key/important orders and judgments from last week. Weekly Round-Up- Amit Shah Emphasizes ‘Nyay’ Over ‘Dand’: Unveiling India’s 3 New Criminal Laws Union Home Minister Amit... Read more »
The DMK on Friday has approached the Madras High Court, seeking to declare as ultra vires and unconstitutional the three new criminal laws introduced by the Union government. These laws—Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha... Read more »
On July 15, advocates across the national capital abstained from judicial work to protest against certain provisions of the three new criminal laws, which they described as “draconian” and detrimental to litigants’... Read more »
On July 1, India ushered in a new era of criminal justice, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Evidence Act with three new laws:... Read more »
India’s criminal justice system will undergo a complete overhaul today with 3 fresh criminal codes replacing the full set of British-era laws, including the Indian Penal Code. With the introduction of zero... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court has observed that no lawyer can be compelled to stop work and participate in a lawyers’ strike recently called by the West Bengal Bar Council to protest the... Read more »
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, emphasized that the three new criminal laws scheduled to take effect from July 1 will prioritize justice over punishment, contrasting with the punitive mindset... Read more »
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has urged all bar associations to abstain from immediate agitation or protest in response to the new criminal justice laws. The country’s criminal justice system is... Read more »