Right to information: The unspoken casualty of Covid-19 lockdown

06 Jun 2020 03:08 AM IST

With the lone exception of the Central Information Commission, its counterparts in the States did not display the same proclivity. As on 1 May 2020, 29 State Information Commissions were non-functional.

Bharat: An Indic Civilisation State

05 Jun 2020 03:15 AM IST

Radhakumud Mookerji said the boundaries of Aryan territory were defined by its civilisational spread, reach and presence. Civilisation needs a fixed geography as a prerequisite for its birth, sustenance and for it to flourish.

25% reduction in the existing TDS/TCS rate slabs: a taxing contribution?

05 Jun 2020 03:14 AM IST

In the wake of the global pandemic COVID-19 crisis, which has not only lead to months of nation-wide lockdown and curfew, it has also ‘almost’ crippled the economy and needless to say, this will go down in the world history as a rather tragic and an unprecedented situation the 21st

India’s judiciary is now plugged into the future amid Covid-19

04 Jun 2020 13:45 PM IST

‘Indian courts are steering in a new future-ready justice indulgence system for a 21st century India with the help of Artificial Intelligence.’

Section 144 CrPC order on social media a case of executive overreach

04 Jun 2020 13:34 PM IST

The deputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai in an attempt to curb misinformation on social media platforms during lockdown, in continuation of the earlier prohibitory order has reissued a similar verbatim order, which was first issued on April 10, and continued till April 25. The present prohibitory order is operative

Covid-19 effect: Online hearings will now become the new normal

03 Jun 2020 02:46 AM IST

Keeping in mind the fact that coronavirus is likely to spread its wings globally for at least another year or two, having sittings through video conferencing would be the new normal procedure to be adopted by all of us. In the wake of this unprecedented challenge that Covid-19 has brought

Law firms and the Covid-19 pandemic: Lessons and notes

02 Jun 2020 04:28 AM IST

A major impact of the lockdown and Covid-19 has been, one that most shy away from admitting, the cash flow crunch.

Covid-19 and the Digitalisation of Democracy

02 Jun 2020 04:28 AM IST

Attempts to get Digital India off to a flying start didn’t work as well as the Covid outbreak, which has forced people to accept going digital as the only way out.

Tribunals and the increasing inroads by the Executive

01 Jun 2020 05:46 AM IST

Tribunals have failed on every parameter they were made for and have been nothing but a stop for bureaucrats to have post-retirement jobs in this country.

How to make a will: A quick checklist

01 Jun 2020 05:46 AM IST

While it is advisable to a keep a will prepared in the best of times, the present time of uncertainty, makes it a much more real issue.

Council to advise Lieutenant Governor legally tenable

30 May 2020 05:17 AM IST

If it is felt an advisory council in Jammu and Kashmir would be beneficial and in the people’s interests, such a body would not be in a violation of the scheme of the legal regime.