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Mohammad Sayeed Malik Even over half a century later question remains unanswered as to why had the Kashmir leader courted trouble by meeting Zhou Enlai despite its too obvious adverse political implications back home. Prior to the Security Council meeting at which consideration of India’s complaint against Pakistan concerning the situation in Jammu and Kashmir resumes, Fernand van Langenhove (Belgium), President of the Security Council, meets with representatives of both parties in the disput...

Blurring lines of separation: Judiciary must remain independent to safeguard people’s constitutional protections April 21, 2021, 9:42 PM IST The writer is a lawyer The Constitution of India conceived a tripartite government comprising executive, legislature and judiciary, separated in their powers but tethered by a system of checks and balances. The independence of these three institutions is sacrosanct, and is protected by the doctrine of separation ...

View: Judiciary must remain independent to safeguard people’s constitutional protections SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 10:30 AM IST Share Synopsis The doctrine of separation of powers, a basic structure of the Constitution, is under attack from the legislature’s frequent invasions into the territory of courts, undermining the sovereignty of the judiciary. Montesquieu’s potent warning is threatening to become a reality: “There’s no liberty if the judicial power isn’t separated...

English schoolteacher Mary Tyler, who spent five years in Indian jails in the early 1970s on suspicion of being a Naxalite, recalled her experience in Anand Patwardhan-directed documentary Prisoners of Conscience (1978). “As for the condition in the jail, they were very overcrowded,” she said. “Sanitation was extremely primitive; medical care was extremely poor, especially in the smaller jails; and there were lots of infectious and contagious diseases. Medical treatment was almost nil. A...

Raid on Pracha a very serious matter, lawyers tell Amit Shah Updated: Updated: ‘There is an emerging trend of investigating agencies intimidating advocates’ Share Article ‘There is an emerging trend of investigating agencies intimidating advocates’ The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on Sunday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah terming the raid on the office premises of advocate Mehmood Pracha “very serious”. The Council has demanded “immediate action” from the Home Minister. Mr. Prac...