Citizens for Justice and Peace
Gauhati HC Upholds NRC Coordinator’s order on siblings and family members of Declared Foreigners Analysis of order dated June 22, 2018
08-Aug-2018
Point of Discussion: The petition has been raised by an aggrieved brother of a Declared Foreigner and seeks to establish the unconstitutionality of such a notification in the light of S.2(3) and S.3(2) of the Schedule to the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. Conclusion: The High Court upheld…
Gauhati HC order on Siblings and family members of Declared Foreigners Analysis of Order dated May 2, 2017
08-Aug-2018
Point Under Discussion: The discussion centers on the citizenship status of the brothers, sisters and other family relatives of Declared Foreigners and their consequent inclusion in the NRC list. Conclusion: According to the existent statutory provisions, namely the Foreigners’ Act, 1946, read with the Foreigners’ (Tribunal) Order, 1964, the Superintendent of Police has to make…
Teesta Setalvad Refuses to be Silenced Fearless activist stands her ground
17-May-2018
The relentless hounding of Human Rights Defender still continues but she refuses to be silenced. Watch this video to know more:
Kathua Rape Case: Are the actions of BCI politically motivated? BCI says Kathua lawyers did not obstruct charge-sheet filing, demand CBI probe
29-Apr-2018
The Bar Council of India (BCI), on April 26, 2018, told the Supreme Court that the Kathua Bar Association hadn’t obstructed the Crime Branch from filing the charge-sheet against the accused in the Kathua rape and murder case. The BCI also advocated the CBI probe into the case. Notably, on April 9, 2018 lawyers from the Kathua…
How Withdrawal from Prosecution Law is misused in India Understanding Sec 321 of CrPC
10-Mar-2018
Sometimes the State agencies or the State itself fail to perform their role diligently and honestly without being influenced by any outside extraneous reasons. The attempt of withdrawal of criminal cases, by state government is due to the State using its unfettered powers to ask its agencies to withdraw criminal cases pending against its political…
Leaving victims in the lurch How the state is failing those who need it most
06-Mar-2018
The criminal justice system in India is under great pressure due to its failure to dispose off cases in a time-bound manner. In the current criminal justice system, it is the responsibility of the state to prosecute offenders and provide justice to the victims of crimes. Under various laws, governing the criminal justice system, the…