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Supreme Court order on NEET: less clarity , more confusion (old post)
The decision of the Supreme Court of 28th April on ‘National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test’ (NEET) for admissions in Medical and Dental Colleges will, without doubt, have far reaching consequences. It will certainly give huge relief to lakhs of boys and girls across the country, who will now not have to undergo the rigours of…
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Supreme Court Frowns on Leniency Towards Acid Attackers
Acid attacks, particularly on women are not unheard of in our country. The horrific stories of survivors have shocked the conscience of the nation again and again. Families are often driven to bankruptcy in supporting recovery costs. The Indian penal Code was modified in 2013 for the first time to add two more sections- 326…
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Playing of National Anthem in Cinema Halls is to Instil Patriotism
Those who have watched movies in cinema halls in the early seventies, they must have memories of the National Anthem being played at the end. Every movie goes used to stand up when the 52 seconds Gurudev Ravindra Nath Tagore written National Anthem was played out. However, with the passage of time, under the pressure…
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Status of Parliamentary Secretaries vis-à-vis ‘Office of Profit’
The Bill for the appointment of the 21 Parliamentary Secretaries by Arvind Kejriwal’s Government of Delhi, which has since been rejected by the President of India, is certainly going to be a case of big constitutional fight. The question will hover around whether these Parliamentary Secretaries, who have been appointed from among the MLAs, hold the…
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Defamation laws are anachronistic to Fundamental Rights
Is defamation of a person crime against the society? What should have the primacy- punishment for the defamation of a citizen or fundamental right of freedom and speech-in a democratic country as ours? Should defamation cases be dealt by the state as a crime or it should be treated as a civil wrong for which…
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leading case related to newspaper employees
The Majithia Wage Board case as decided by the Supreme Court of India is a is a landmark one for journalists after the Indian Express case of 1958 decided by Five Judge bench. It concerns with lakhs of newspaper workers of the country. Many Contempt Petitions have been filed against the newspaper owners for not…
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Legislature Must Wake Up To Reality
Legislature Must Wake Up To Reality ‘Separation of powers’ principle should be adhered to by all, more so, by the Courts. The power to repeal any law lies mainly with the legislature. But of late, a perception is getting stronger that the judiciary has been usurping the powers of other organs. So much so, the…