Justice System
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The cost of justice: A legal clause that stopped Hugh Grant from taking his case to trial
The actor had to instead accept a settlement in his privacy lawsuit against the publishers of ‘The Sun’.
Megan Shirley, The Conversation
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The jailing of NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha shows there was never a golden age of justice in India
The journalist, also arrested during Congress rule, has been in jail since October on terror charges, reflecting the increasing cruelty of justice system.
Nandita Haksar
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India’s police and judiciary lack caste and gender diversity
The India Justice Report 2022 notes that ‘there is a shortfall in inclusion’ everywhere and the ‘pace of repair remains glacial’.
Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com & Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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This new book contains 40 simple lunches that will keep children energetic at school
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West Bengal governor threatening his staff not to speak up in sexual harassment probe: Complainant
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Arrests made without reason burdening judicial system, says ex-CJI UU Lalit
He said that in most cases, magistrates remand accused persons in a mechanical manner.
Scroll Staff
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Liberty is too precious to be lost: A former SC judge on the decay in the criminal justice system
A starting point can be making some trial judges realise that they need to stop acting as a rubber stamp of the police in matters of arrest.
Madan B Lokur
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CJI Ramana says hasty arrests, difficulty in getting bail needs urgent attention
The ‘space for Opposition is diminishing’ in the country, the chief justice says.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Data analysis: Indian women are reluctant to approach the justice system when they are the victims
The number of civil and criminal cases filed by women across all states is low.
Juhi Sidharth & Smriti Jalihal
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Data check: Three out of four prisoners in Indian jails are undertrials
While the total number of prison inmates rose by 1% between 2019 and 2020, the number of undertrial inmates increased by nearly 12%
Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com
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Why 7.5 lakh police cases are closed every year in India for ‘lack of evidence’
The proportion of such cases among total nationwide complaints has shown an increasing trend since 2016 when the NCRB started reporting them.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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SC is steering an ambitious e-courts plan – but does it have the Constitutional right to do so?
The Supreme Court has no administrative powers over either the High Courts or the District Courts.
Prashant Reddy T
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As India’s courts went virtual, lack of technology in jails became a major hurdle to justice
About 40% of prisons had no video conferencing facilities, a new report says.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com & Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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India is increasingly handing out death penalty to rapists and most cases are stuck in court
Death penalty in sexual violence cases is a ‘shortcut’ to placate public anger, say experts.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals