View: Wrong, CJI Bobde, on thermal plants and the limits of judicial conductIf you ban thermal power, without alternative power sources in place, economic activity would shut down, increasing unemployment, destroyin...
29 Feb, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
An effective judiciary should be independent as well as accountableThe committee simply followed the procedure envisaged in the in-house procedure devised to take suitable remedial action against errant jud...
12 May, 2019, 08.03 AM IST
Firms scramble to reply to draft ecommerce policy within a weekThere is a global backlash against US technology companies that are being accused of abusing their market power through their data collecti...
04 Mar, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
Aadhaar ID provides dignity to marginalisedThe Aadhaar judgement was the first case based on Right to Privacy after it was ruled a fundamental right in August last year.
27 Sep, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Justice Srikrishna committee submits report on data protection. Here're its top 10 suggestionsJustice BN Srikrishna committee, which was set up last year, has submitted its report on data protection.
28 Jul, 2018, 04.35 PM IST
Final draft on data privacy law may be submitted todayAccording to three members of the committee, a “middle ground” has been found on most of the contentious issues and the final draft of the ...
27 Jul, 2018, 08.17 AM IST
Jaitley criticises Congress for creating hue and cry over judicial appointment issueArun Jaitley also recalled how the judges were superseded in the past and attempts were made to influence judgements.
10 Jun, 2018, 04.08 PM IST
Srikrishna committee on data protection starts public consultation processThe committee, which has been tasked with drafting the crucial legislation, will conduct sessions in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai later ...
05 Jan, 2018, 09.18 PM IST
From net neutrality to IBC & Aadhaar, how Vidhi is framing key government legislationInsolvency code, Aadhaar, FRDI, GST — you name it, and chances are that Arghya Sengupta's Vidhi is working to finetune the contours of the ...
04 Jan, 2018, 04.06 PM IST
Justice BN Srikrishna to head Committee for data protection frameworkThis is the first time that India has started work on a specific data protection law, which is expected to look at aspects such as data sov...
01 Aug, 2017, 07.32 PM IST
Data protection: Ministry of electronics and IT seeks help from legal think tankA five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will sit on July 18 and 19 to hear matters relating to Aadhaar, including the aspect o...
18 Jul, 2017, 12.09 AM IST
Hidden factors that slow our courts and delay justiceAs of September 30, 2016, SC has nearly 61,000 pending cases, HC hhave a backlog of more than 40 lakh cases, and all subordinate courts tog...
29 Mar, 2017, 11.41 AM IST
Supreme Court on verge of giving NJAC case judgmentA process that instituted a judicial appointments commission was held by the court to be in consonance with the independence of the judicia...
05 Oct, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
Capital considerations: In Delhi’s battle against Centre the law is murky, solution must be politicalIt was only a matter of time before the high-decibel public confrontation between the Delhi govt and its lieutenant governor reached courts...
29 May, 2015, 11.40 AM IST
This land is our land: Farmers' interests are only one part of designing a workable land acquisition lawAs an illustration, according to Section 2(2) of the Act, consent will have to be sought simultaneously with the SIA process.
09 Mar, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
Nuclear liability law boomerangs, spooks domestic suppliersThe nuclear liability law was intended to tie foreign suppliers down to a liability regime because the government did not want a repeat of ...
22 Sep, 2014, 11.28 AM IST
Startups do promising work in drug development, stem cell therapy and advanced diagnosticsDemand for quality healthcare and easier access to capital have led to the launch of many startups working in such areas as new drug develo...
25 Sep, 2013, 02.00 AM IST