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At a demonstration by advocates outside the Madras High Court against the Centre’s plan to rename three key criminal justice laws, on August 25.

The Centre’s controversial makeover of crucial criminal codes can have far-reaching impacts

Decades of court rulings on IPC, Indian Evidence Act, and CrPC could be upended by the changes.

Mongyam Konyak stands near the graveyard of his son Ranhton, buried along with twelve other Konyak Nagas killed by the Para Special Forces of the Indian Army in Oting in Mon district of Nagaland on December 21, 2021.

Failure of governments to investigate encounter killings as murder rankling

Hardly any government complies with the National Human Rights Commission’s circular on encounter killings. How can police action be made accountable?

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.

Ad-hocism in appointing judges of higher courts must stop

The government’s attack may be self-serving, but revamp of the collegium system is urgently needed.

A mock court session being conducted as a part of the Induction Training Programme for civil judges at the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy, Chennai.

Judiciary needs a proper orientation to overcome technological illiteracy

Technology has presented new challenges even as laws are constantly being expanded.

Widespread problem. At the Collectorate in Madurai in 2017, a campaign to raise awareness about bonded labour.

Supreme Court judge remarks on bonded labour unsavoury and out of place

Article 23 is not just an expression of faith, but a potential weapon to be used against violators.

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