Internship Opportunity at VC Law Chambers, 3 Seats: Applications Open

About the Firm Established by Mr Vivek Chopda, an acclaimed lawyer, VC Law Chambers is a first-generation law firm that has achieved an enviable reputation in quite a short span of time, being entirely driven by Determination and Hard-work, these were the two ingredients that predominantly added to the Firm’s prominent, one of its kind legal work, in

Healthcare for Prisoners in India

Author: Reny Chauhan INTRODUCTION Prisoners have the right to be non-transferable under international treaties and treaties, have the right to medical services, and most certainly have the right not to get sick from prison. Prison law recognizes that prisoners must not lose all rights due to detention. However, there is a loss of rights within

Local Jurisdictions of Court and Police

Author: Saksham Anand Sections 177 to 189 contained in Chapter XIII of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 (CrPC) defines the general principles for determining which shall be the proper court to inquire into or try an offence. The basic rule in the context of local Jurisdiction is contained in Section 177 which provides ordinarily ever offence

Access to Justice-Democracy and Constitutional Values Fellowship Program, by School for Democracy, Rajasthan [Stipend Rs 20K]

This fellowship opportunity is a call for applications for a lawyer/s from historically marginalised communities who are interested in the institutions of the delivery of justice, especially in rural India. The applicant will work in selected parts of rural Rajasthan at a trial court level, on a full-time basis. The cluster will aim to build

Tamil Nadu Govt Withdraws 5,570 Cases Against Journalists and Protestors

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday issued an order withdrawing 5,570 cases filed against journalists, media personnel and protestors between 2011 and 2021 Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin had announced that these cases would be withdrawn while addressing the state assembly on June 24 this year, the Deccan Herald reported. The 5,570 cases withdrawn by Government Order

Uttarakhand High court seeks answers from Governments on Virtual Postmortem in place of Manual Postmortem.

The High Court on Wednesday heard a public interest litigation filed for conducting post-mortem in a virtual way.  After hearing the matter, the division bench has asked the Center and the state government to file their replies within four weeks.  The hearing was held in a division bench of Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma and Justice