Bending the Law Behind Bars — Legal Conundrum of Jailed-Candidates Contesting Elections in India
by Aditya Bharat Manubarwala* and Romit Nandan Sahai**
National Security Act
Justice BV Nagarathna: Igniting Hope for the First Ever Woman Chief Justice of India
Justice B. V Nagarathna is currently serving as a Judge of Supreme Court of India. She formerly served as a Judge of Karnataka High Court until her elevation to the Supreme Court. Justice Nagarathna is also the potential contender for the first ever woman Chief Justice of India.
National Security Act| Delay in considering representation; non-communication of rejection strike at the heart of fundamental rights of detenu: SC
“Preventive detention in independent India is to be exercised with utmost regard to constitutional safeguards.”
MP HC | Law of preventive detention is an exception to fundamental right to personal liberty under Art. 21 of Constitution and therefore has to be strictly construed; Court allows petition challenging preventive detention
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Anand Pathak, JJ., allowed a petition which was filed challenging the
NHRC issues notice to UP Govt. & Union Ministry of Jal Shakti over alleged gang-rape, murder of minor girl
The National Human Rights Commission India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 13-year-old girl belonging to Scheduled Caste
LG of NCT of Delhi authorises — Commr. of police to exercise power of detaining authority under S. 3(2) of NSA
No. F.2/1/88-HP-II/ Pt.-I/775-78.—Whereas the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is satisfied that it is necessary to do so;
Manipur HC | Manipur journalist detained under NSA set at liberty; detention order found vitiated for non-supplying of material
Manipur High Court: A Bench of Lanusungkum Jamir and Kh. Nobin Singh, JJ., released Kishorchandra Wangkhem, the 39-year old journalist who was detained