Is death penalty for repeat rape offenders unconstitutional? This is what Bombay High Court ruled

The court declared that rape was an ultimate violation of the right to live with dignity and that it could be counted as a crime graver than murder itself.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jun 10, 2019 · 06:30 am

Court ruled Vishal Dadlani, Tehseen Poonawalla committed no offence – but fined them anyway

The FIRs claimed their remarks were intended to outrage religious feelings and incite enmity between religious groups.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· May 02, 2019 · 08:00 am

PIL was meant to help marginalised people access justice. Now, it’s being used against them

Supreme Court’s order evicting lakhs of forest dwellers shows the need for reforming public interest litigation.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Feb 27, 2019 · 07:30 am

By calling for boycott of Kashmiris, Tathagata Roy has violated sacred Constitutional principles

A governor as a constitutional authority has the duty uphold equality and fraternity of India.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Feb 20, 2019 · 01:04 pm

The law in India and other countries rests on what ‘reasonable person’ would do. Who is this person?

Theorists often remark that the reasonable person is not the average person.

Kevin Tobia, Aeon

· Feb 02, 2019 · 09:30 pm

From Anil Ambani to Jay Shah, why do India’s rich and powerful go to Ahmedabad to sue their critics?

On Tuesday, The Citizen website announced that Reliance Infrastructure had filed a Rs 7,000-crore defamation case against its editor.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Oct 24, 2018 · 09:00 am

Full text: Father of Lois Sophia claims BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan threatened his daughter

The researcher was arrested early this week for shouting slogans against the BJP government on a flight.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 06, 2018 · 08:51 pm

Tamil Nadu: Arrest of researcher for anti-BJP slogan is a blatant abuse of the law

The magistrate should have applied her mind before granting judicial custody. The intention of the police was clearly to send the woman to jail.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Sep 04, 2018 · 06:07 pm

Delhi High Court’s censure of India’s vagrancy laws could be a step towards decriminalising begging

These laws have engendered an administrative culture where policing the poor has taken priority over providing for the poor.

Saurabh Bhattacharjee

· Aug 25, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Punjab’s move to expand India’s blasphemy laws is a blow to freedom of expression

The state proposes to make desecration of religious texts a crime punishable with life in prison.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Aug 23, 2018 · 06:30 am

How contracts drawn up as comic strips are being put to use in South Africa

Comic contracts can meet all the requirements for contracts to be legally binding.

Andrew Hutchison, The Conversation

· Aug 14, 2018 · 11:30 pm

What public good does the law on adultery serve, Supreme Court asks Centre

The top court reserved its verdict on the validity of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 08, 2018 · 04:06 pm