Found 29 Articles for Law & Order

Naxalism as an alarming issue took roots in India in from the early 1960s. It began as a movement to oppose the ‘Zamindari System’. The roots of Naxalism started deepening with the incident that happened on 24th May 1967 where a landlord was attacked and a peasant riot emerged which sparked the flame of the massive fire.Following are the causes that Naxalism has become one of the biggest challenges in India today.Colonial Legacy and impact on agriculture − The British rule in India somewhere sowed the seeds of Naxalism. The Zamindari and taxation served as a severe blow to the ... Read More

God helps those who help themselves. While, it is a moral duty of each and every individual to lend a helping hand to others, there are many instances where we have to help our own selves and these are mostly concerned with our safety and protection. Women today are becoming more and more vulnerable to security issues, which is actually a serious problem in our country.It’s time again that women free themselves from the clutches of bondage and become the harbinger of power (Shakti) who has worshiped a Durga in this country yet women live under constant fear and threat. ... Read More

NO!! According to the Supreme Court of India, being a woman cannot be a ground for a lesser punishment.Recently in a historical judgment, the Supreme Court has set aside a lower court's order for sparing a woman from Jail term who was convicted of attempted murder.The Himachal Pradesh high court had sentenced a woman to two years jail term and a fine of Rs 2, 000. When the woman pleaded that she was a woman with three minor children to look after, the court has spared her from sending to the Jail.When the case is appealed to the Supreme Court ... Read More

Doctors wear White coats because they signify health and hygiene. White is desirable because they show the stains and perhaps indicates when you need to change clothes as soon as they are stained. Frequent changing gives a better outcome for the patient. This will ensure that Doctors maintain a clean and sterile environment all the time.Wearing black robes by Lawyers and Judges dates back to 17th Century British practice. The black color is perceived as a symbol of dignity, honor, wisdom, and justice. As Lawyers and Judges have to keep up these values and maintain grace and dignity black is prescribed ... Read More

"Aadhar is no longer required for various schemes and services run by Government until further orders" -- says the Interim Order by Supreme Court of India. The five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, has passed this order on 14th March.According to this order, Aadhar linking is no longer required for getting mobile connections, applying for the driving license, bank accounts, and passports. Previously there was an Order stating Aadhar is not required for all the above till 31stt March. This has been indefinitely extended by the Interim Order passed by the Supreme Court on 14th March.This decision was ... Read More

That depends on whose security you’re referring to here – the security of the prisoners serving time in these prisons or the security infrastructure of the prisons in ensuring that no prisoner can escape and no subversive element from outside can illegally get access to an inmate inside the prison.Prisoners and their Track RecordWell, on either count, there are prisons that have an excellent track record in ensuring compliance on all these parameters and there are prisons that are notorious for being the playground of the worst criminals serving their sentences. It all depends on the overall political environment of ... Read More

To begin with, it's a straightforward question of lack of infrastructure and staffing that has resulted in a backlog of over 28 million pending cases in lower courts. Over one-fifth of these pending cases have been stuck in the lower or district courts for more than 5 years.Shortage of JudgesIn the high courts, there are almost 500 posts of judges that are lying vacant while in the lower courts, the number is ten times higher. This has come to mean that there is just one judge in India for nearly every 74, 000 people. According to an estimate calculated by ... Read More

I don’t think we’ll ever be able to put a full stop or even reduce terrorism because terrorism is sponsored by some countries, politicians, businessmen, and groups not only in India but in the entire world and the whole thing is so cleverly planned and executed that we hear only names like Al-Qaeda, Hizbul Mujahideen, ISIS, etc., but not who exactly behind them. We have no clue from where exactly they get funded to buy various weapons loaded with the latest and cutting-edge technology that even our forces do not have.Now, a name will come up with a great loud….Pakistan. ... Read More

After the 2014 general elections, an interesting has been seen in the assembly elections and that indicates extensively about the mood of the masses. It has been observed that rather than giving a split mandate, the voters have given a full majority to a particular side and the most interesting part is that they have not gone completely with the center ruling party, but embraced opposition as well as regional parties. For instance − According to a recent survey, people gave a clear mandate to a particular party in 18 states of the country in various assembly elections took place ... Read More