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Supreme Court ex-judges suggest reforms to avert misuse of laws -Pheroze L Vincent

-The Telegraph Madan B. Lokur expresses doubt whether a clause and a law dealing with sedition and terrorism would be scrapped altogether Justice Madan B. Lokur, the former Supreme Court judge, has expressed doubt whether a clause and a law dealing with sedition and terrorism would be scrapped altogether but has suggested measures to insulate them from misuse. Several former Supreme Court judges and a former high court judge on Saturday called the...

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Deaths & injuries in communal incidents during 2018 is not revealed by the latest available annual report of the Home Ministry

As body count due to Delhi riots (some call it pogrom) rise above 45, it is essential to look at the official data related to communal incidents in the country. It is from the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), one gets information about the number of communal incidents in different years, apart from the number of persons injured and killed in those incidents. There is one...

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How the 16th Lok Sabha fared -MR Madhavan

-The Hindu Important bills were passed; but going forward there must be debate on the anti-defection law The 16th Lok Sabha had its final sitting last Wednesday, marking an end to a disappointing five-year period. This Lok Sabha was surpassed only by the preceding one in terms of the low number of hours it worked. It met for 1,615 hours, 40% lower than all full-term Parliaments. This shows a decline in the...

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HC flays police for not providing details of missing children

-The Hindu Takes suo motu cognisance of article in The Hindu, makes it part of case records Chennai (Tamil Nadu): The Madras High Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of a news article titled ‘India’s Missing Children’ that appeared in the Sunday Magazine section of The Hindu on August 12 and made it a part of the official records of a batch of cases being heard by the court in connection...

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State rights body brings out ready reckoner for child care workers -Sonam Saigal

-The Hindu Guidebook covers essential topics, from working with abused children to forms that NGOs need to fill Mumbai: A ready reckoner for people working with children who are victims of sexual abuse, trafficking and other crimes is out. The compendium, published by the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) in collaboration with non-governmental organisations International Justice Mission (IJM), Prerana and UNICEF, lists ways to sensitively handle ‘children in...

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