Citizenship (Amendment) Act

A Delhi court on Saturda...

The State of Uttar Pradesh on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn 274 notices issued to Anti-CAA protestors in 2019 for recovery of damages done to public property and proceedings initiated against them, during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed NRC.

A Delhi court on Tuesday directed the prosecution of four accused in a Delhi riots 2020 case in a case of attempt to murder and rioting.

As protests subsume India, the above question is being increasingly asked. While we are a democracy, we haven’t got it right as critics are put in detention, dissent silenced and majoritarian tactics used.

As the judiciary increasingly comes under criticism, would an impartial jury trial by laypersons be desirable? They would be the very embodiment of equity and allow for a more open system of justice.