England’s chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty has urged MPs to not overly complicate assisted dying laws if they are to introduce it. Giving evidence to a committee of MPs, he said the best safeguards were the simple ones and said there was a risk patients could end up in a “bureaucratic thicket” at … Read more
A fast and efficient justice delivery system is a sine qua non for good governance and the three new criminal laws that took effect in India from July 1 are in keeping with this principle, Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Union Minister for Law and Justice, said here on Saturday (August 17, 2024). Being a fundamental … Read more
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder and Chidambaram M.P. Thol. Thirumavalavan recently urged the Union Government to pass laws against caste-related killings in India and demanded that the names of the three criminal laws bearing sanskritised names be repealed. Mr. Thirumavalavan said the social justice and empowerment department should be divided and separate departments for SC, ST, … Read more
The boss of the world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company has told the BBC that the UK’s planning system puts companies off investing in the country. Dave Ricks, chief executive of the obesity drug manufacturer Eli Lilly, said he had considered building a factory in the UK in the last decade, but chose another country instead. … Read more
Supreme Court of India in New Delhi will be hearing a plea against the new criminal laws passed by the Parliament on May 20. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on May 20 a petition challenging the enactment of three new laws that seek to overhaul India’s … Read more
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, “Many eminent lawyers and jurists have already pointed out disastrous consequences of new criminal justice laws, especially for the most marginalised sections of the society.” | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The Congress on Monday said many jurists have pointed out the “disastrous consequences” of the three criminal justice laws which … Read more
The story so far: A married woman 26 weeks pregnant has approached the Supreme Court seeking to terminate her pregnancy citing inability to take care of the child due to post-partum depression and other health issues. She has two other children. The Supreme Court on October 9 agreed to her plea, but two days later, … Read more
By Nisha Kumari and Avantika New Delhi: Menstrual cycle monitoring apps have become incredibly popular among women worldwide in recent years. Built with the aim to give better awareness to women on the date and duration of their menstrual cycles, and ovulation period for people planning for a baby, or who want to prevent pregnancy … Read more
Effective intervention by the police is required if women should benefit from the laws meant for their protection, P. Sathidevi, Chairperson of Kerala Women’s Commission (KWC), has said. Many laws are amended with a view to ensuring protection of women and to end their exploitation and discrimination against them. The police force should be able … Read more
