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JUDGMENTS 1. Collusive Commercial Transactions With Corporate Debtor Will Not Constitute 'Financial Debt' Under IBC: Supreme Court [Case: Phoenix Arc Private Limited v. Spade Financial...
The 18th century Italian criminologist, jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria was probably the first person to have theorised rules of legislation in a series of articles on various aspects of...
Did the Police and Magistrate Follow Statutory Procedure in Disha Ravi's Arrest? The Code of Criminal Procedure specifies the manner in which an arrest is to be effected and deviations from the code would make the arrest illegal and the arresting police officials liable for punishment. File photo of environmental activist Disha Ravi. Photo: Mid-Day Rights22/Feb/2021 The 18th century Italian criminologist, jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria was probably the first person to have theorised rules of legislation in a series of articles on various aspects of criminal law published in English as...
The NGO, Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), on Monday termed the charges on 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi as “absurd” and an “attempt to criminalise dissent” as it condemned her arrest as “illegal” and in violation of the Constitution and procedures prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). In a statement issued here, the NGO has alleged that the Delhi police’s special cell had violated all norms and procedures of the CrPC and the Constitution while arresting Disha from her home in Bangalore. “The allegations against her are absu...
Disha Ravi's Arrest Is Yet Another Example of Police's Disregard for Checks and Balances The existence of statutory and constitutional safeguards has not prevented unfettered executive power from cracking down on activists and rights defenders. Students and members of the NSUI display placards during a protest to condemn the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi in Bengaluru, February 16, 2021. Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak Rights16/Feb/2021 The Haryana home minister, 67-year-old Anil Vij, took to Twitter against the 21-year-old environmental activist Disha Ravi, saying ‘anti-nationals like ...