Will Increasing Number of Courts Aid India’s Judicial Backlog? Data Shows Otherwise
Data shows that in some cases, new courts and transfer courts performed worse than courts which did not transfer cases to new courts to help with backlog.
Litigation Funding
Litigation Funding, commonly referred to as Third-Party Funding (TPF), refers to the process of covering a party's litigation expenses by a funder in return, for a share in the litigation's monetary award.
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Regional Benches of the Supreme Court
Rajya Sabha member and Senior Advocate P Wilson has written to Union Law Minister RS Prasad urging the Government to introduce a bill so that Article 130 of the Constitution can be amended to provide for permanent regional Benches of the Supreme Court at New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
What’s Slowing Down India’s Fast-Track Courts
Lack of physical infrastructure, shortage of dedicated judicial officials, and clear mandates are the reason, legal experts say.
Arnab Goswami’s Swift Bail Should Be the Rule for Undertrials. Not the Exception
India’s already overcrowded jails have 3.3 lakh undertrials. But most won’t get a speedy, surety less bail like the Republic TV chief.
Arnab Goswami’s Bail Matter: Reflections on Justice and Access
The Supreme Court has swiftly granted interim bail to Arnab Goswami, founder and editor-in-chief of Republic TV. We should be grateful to the Supreme Court for having reiterated that bail is the rule in all cases. Unfortunately, our justice system only pays lip service to this rule.
Analysis of Cases Against Karnataka MPs and MLAs
The Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in the suo motu public interest litigation (WP 10240/2020) is monitoring the progress of trials before the Special Court dealing with criminal prosecutions against Members of Parliament, Members of the State Legislative Assembly, and Members of the Legislative Council.
Flawed Foreigners Tribunal
Nurjahan Nessa was asked to prove that she is Indian before Foreigners Tribunal No. 4 in Hajo, Assam, in 2016.
Cases Under the Legal Metrology Act and the Proposal to Decriminalise Offences
The time is ripe to re-imagine and provide relief to the bane of most manufacturing companies — reform to the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.
Policing as an Academic Discipline
The Rashtriya Raksha University Bill, 2020 and The National Forensic Sciences University Bill, 2020 have recently been passed by both houses of Parliament.