Transgender Bill: A Law That Defeats Its Purpose

Indian Polity & Constitution

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-29 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Indian Constitution – Amendments, Schedules, and Important Articles The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018, passed by the Lok Sabha recently, has caused great alarm. Transgender and intersex activists have protested on the streets, campaigned with parliamentarians and spoken out against…

Snooping or saving? On proposed online surveillance

Indian Polity & Constitution

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-28 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Indian Constitution – Features & Significant Provisions related to Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties Laws seeking to regulate online activity, especially on social media, will have to be tested against two fundamental rights: free speech and privacy. Regulations that…

Are India’s Laws On Surveillance A Threat To Privacy?

Indian Polity & Constitution

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-28 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Indian Constitution – Features & Significant Provisions related to Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties India might soon become a police state with bureaucrats having access to personal information Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark judgment that…

A Solution In Search Of A Problem

Indian Polity & Constitution

Source : www.thehindu.com  Date : 2018-12-25 OPINION Relevant for: Indian Polity & Constitution Topic: Judiciary in India: its Structure, Organisation & Functioning, Judges of SC & High Courts, Judgements and related Issues Last week, in its report, ‘Strategy for New India@75’, the NITI Aayog mooted the creation of an All India Judicial Service (AIJS) for…