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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist