Apurva Vishwanath is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. She graduated from the National Law University, Lucknow and is now based in New Delhi. She writes on law and judiciary. She tweets @apurva_hv
August 14, 2023 02:57 IST
Lauding Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in the Lok Sabha that the offence of sedition is repealed, Prasad said, “The law has to evolve and progress with time. Sedition is a classic example of continuing colonial legacy.”
Mon, Aug 14, 2023August 13, 2023 04:00 IST
Prof G S Bajpai was convenor of panel set up to look at reform of criminal laws
Sun, Aug 13, 2023August 12, 2023 07:07 IST
The Bill provides that if the accused is not present, the court can proceed to try him 90 days after the date on which charges are framed.
Sun, Aug 13, 2023August 12, 2023 03:46 IST
With three-fourths of all prisoners in jail being undertrials, community service as punishment keeps out of prison first-time convicts and those convicted for minor offences out
Sat, Aug 12, 2023August 11, 2023 15:48 IST
The new provision brings under its sweep acts aiding through financial means and acts of “subversive activities”, or those encouraging “feelings of separatist activities.”
Sun, Aug 13, 2023August 11, 2023 14:36 IST
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan tells The Indian Express: ‘SC filled the vacuum by prescribing a mechanism which ensures independence of poll body by keeping Executive in a minority with LoP and CJI offering a balance’
Fri, Aug 11, 2023August 11, 2023 13:23 IST
The new bills propose repeal of sedition law.
Sat, Aug 12, 2023August 10, 2023 13:23 IST
Currently, the Law Minister suggests a pool of suitable candidates to the Prime Minister for consideration. The President makes the appointment on the advice of the PM. This process is sought to be amended by the Bill.
Fri, Aug 11, 2023August 10, 2023 12:48 IST
The UCC is often painted as ‘one law for one nation’ but what powers do states have to make law on the issue? And what about states such as Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, who have supported the idea for a UCC, and states like Tamil Nadu and Mizoram who have opposed it?
Fri, Aug 11, 2023August 09, 2023 04:00 IST
The panel, headed by BJP MP Sushil Modi, also endorsed a suggestion in the past by former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha on court vacations.
Wed, Aug 09, 2023August 08, 2023 07:32 IST
A three-member panel of former judges headed by Justice Gita Mittal will look into the humanitarian aspects of the crisis while Dattatray Padsalgikar will monitor CBI probe into instances of sexual violence in the state.
Tue, Aug 08, 2023August 07, 2023 20:44 IST
Delivering the Third Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture on July 12, 2018, as CJI designate, Gogoi cited the SC’s development of the Basic Structure doctrine as an example of “very sound jurisprudence which we continue to reap from.”
Tue, Aug 08, 2023August 04, 2023 15:13 IST
The Supreme Court's stay order essentially means that Rahul's conviction will be kept in abeyance — as though it did not exist. His disqualification from Parliament flowed from the conviction — and with the grant of stay, no grounds any longer exist for it.
Sat, Aug 05, 2023August 04, 2023 13:28 IST
Order paves way for his return to LS; bench says had he been sentenced for a day less, would not have been disqualified
Sat, Aug 05, 2023August 03, 2023 07:00 IST
Article 370 is in Part XXI of the Constitution, titled “Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions”. Article 370 is titled “Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir”.
Thu, Aug 03, 2023August 02, 2023 07:00 IST
The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023, introduced in Lok Sabha on July 28, seeks to make changes in the law that governs the administration and running of IIMs.
Thu, Aug 03, 2023July 27, 2023 02:40 IST
Barely two months ago, a different bench of the same court had cleared the decks for the survey, noting that an order last year by the Varanasi court which declined a survey request was “assumptive and presumptive”.
Thu, Jul 27, 2023July 19, 2023 17:19 IST
IPC Section 375 defines rape and lists seven notions of consent that, if vitiated, would constitute the offence of rape by a man. The crucial exemption is this: “Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape.”
Thu, Jul 20, 2023July 11, 2023 04:03 IST
The Commission is set to release its report on the minimum age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Under the 2012 legislation, the minimum age of consent is 18.
Tue, Jul 11, 2023July 08, 2023 04:28 IST
The 125-page ruling of the Gujarat High Court on Friday applied this test and held that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the criminal defamation case is both a “serious offence” and one that involves “moral turpitude”.
Sun, Jul 09, 2023July 07, 2023 04:00 IST
It is likely that the UCC could be a string of tweaks in existing laws to bring in broad uniformity in personal laws over a single code governing all aspects of marriage and inheritance, sources indicated.
Sat, Jul 08, 2023June 30, 2023 03:55 IST
The “pleasure” of the Governor is understood to flow from the fact that the government enjoys majority on the floor of the House.
Sat, Jul 01, 2023June 13, 2023 03:29 IST
Section 124A of IPC has not been in operation since May 2022, when Supreme Court stayed the penal provision after the government agreed to review the law.
Tue, Jun 13, 2023June 06, 2023 04:05 IST
Sources said the 17-year-old has recorded a fresh statement before a magistrate under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Wed, Jun 07, 2023June 04, 2023 16:02 IST
Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code penalises a crime against the state. What reasons has the Law Commission given for retaining the contentious provision? We explain.
Tue, Jun 06, 2023