Laws Of The Land
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New criminal laws replacing IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act to come into effect from July 1
The laws were passed in the Winter Session of Parliament on December 21 in the absence of several Opposition MPs.
Scroll Staff
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Wrestlers protest shows how Indian law is a tool of oppression rather than an instrument of justice
It has exposed the deep malaise in the body politic of sports as well as Indian democracy.
Nandita Haksar
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India could soon have a law to compensate those who have been wrongfully prosecuted
The Law Commission, in its latest report, identifies key criteria for compensation and provides a framework for computing it.
Sharib Ali
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Modi pulled bahujan voters to the BJP. Many are now drifting away
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Harsh Mander: The dark clouds of 1935 Nuremberg have gathered over Indian skies
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Pune car crash: Two doctors arrested for allegedly manipulating minor’s blood sample
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Can a live-in relationship be treated as de facto marriage, asks Supreme Court
The bench issued a notice to Attorney General of India KK Venugopal and posted the matter for further hearing on September 12.
Scroll Staff
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Re-promulgation of ordinances without legislative approval violates Constitution: Supreme Court
A seven-judge bench held that Parliament and state legislatures were the ‘primary law-givers’, and sidestepping them was a ‘constitutional infraction’.
Scroll Staff
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The ‘Nordic model’ of prostitution law is a myth
Flying in formation? The Nordic countries go their own way on sex work.
May-Len Skilbrei and Charlotta Holmström, The Conversation
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US