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Petition in Supreme Court seeking stay of 3 new criminal laws

The PIL has sought to stay the operation and implementation of 3 new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023

According to the plea, the proposed Bills suffer from many defects and discrepancies. (Representative file photo)
Published on Jun 28, 2024 03:15 PM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

US Supreme Court blocks bankruptcy settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Purdue filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019 to address its debts, which stemmed from thousands of suits alleging OxyContin helped kickstart opioid epidemic

FILE - This July 19, 2001 file photo shows OxyContin tablets at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)(AP)
Published on Jun 27, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Arya Vaishnavi

Why sentencing norms need to be streamlined

A structured approach to sentencing can mitigate disparities, enhance transparency, and foster public confidence in the judiciary

Sentencing decisions in India are influenced by the socio-economic status and gender of the accused, background of the judges, and quality of legal representation. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Jun 27, 2024 08:33 PM IST
ByEesha Shrotriya andShantanu Pachauri

‘Upgrade or leave’: SC tells Bihar teachers opposing quality test

According to the Bihar government, the test was optional and no action would be taken against those who do not wish to take the exam

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Jun 27, 2024 05:18 PM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

Don’t shield anyone, Supreme Court tells DDA on LG’s role in felling of trees

Probing deeper into who ordered the felling of the trees, the court pulled up the DDA for not producing records of the L-G’s visit to the site on February 3.

The bench of justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the body a week’s time to produce the records. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 05:02 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi
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