Law And Order

Slain gangster Vikas Dubey's property worth Rs 50 cr seized in UP

Nearly 653 sacks of foodgrains of the slain gangster kept in the Panchayat Bhawan in the tehsil auditorium were also auctioned

Confident AFSPA will soon be revoked from entire Assam: Amit Shah

The Armed Forces Special Powers Act has been revoked from 23 districts, and partially from one district. I am confident that it will be completely withdrawn from the entire state soon, he said

CJI Ramana to chair conference of HC Chief Justices on Friday

Being held after a gap of six years, the conference is being organized with an aim to address and resolve the issues concerning the judiciary

SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition on May 5

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli said it would commence the final hearing in the matter on May 5 and would not entertain any request for adjournmet

Dhankhar seeks meeting with Mamata to discuss law & order issues

In the past, there have been several instances of feud between the Governor and the state government over the former's frequent Twitter messages criticising the Trinamool rule in Bengal

Over 2,150 cases of deaths in judicial custody in 2021-22: Govt

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of 448 deaths in judicial custody in 2021-22 till February

CJI rues lack of basic judicial infra, stresses need of filling vacancies

The CJI was speaking as the chief guest at the National Seminar on Adjudication of IPR Disputes in India which was organised by the Delhi High Court

Two policemen suspended for illegally detaining senior citizen

The action was taken against the two police personnel after the senior citizen filed a habeas corpus petition in the matter, a senior police officer said

No laxity in crime control will be tolerated: Nitish tells officials

Crime must be kept in check across Bihar and no laxity on this count shall be tolerated, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told officials during a meeting to review law and order in the state on Saturday

Will do whatever needed to end corruption, crime in UP: Yogi Adityanath

While answering the question on maintaining law and order in the state Yogi said: "providing security for more than 200 million people of UP is the responsibility of my government."

Centre misusing disaster laws to step on states' rights, say experts

The imposition of Section 188 in the Indian Penal Code for "disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant" during the pandemic, was also seen by many as an overreach by the Central govt

If police fail to enforce laws, democracy fails: Doval to police officers

He said the law is as good as it is executed on the ground

From arbitrator autonomy to transmission lines, here're key court orders

Last week, the Supreme Court observed that the Arbitration Act is intended to provide autonomy to the arbitration process and allow minimal judicial intervention

Traffic rules, mindset and on-time payments

There's no alternative to following the rules and working together with discipline for our common interests

40% people feel unsafe in Delhi, only 14% feel unsafe in Mumbai: Survey

Praja Foundation, an NGO, released its report on the 'State of Policing and Law and Order' on Thursday

Jaitley asks young IPS probationers to learn to fight newer crime

Says crime is no longer conventional; urges recruits to use modern tools to contain terror

India still has work to do on rule of law: Report

New 'Rule of Law Index' shows the country's score has improved under Prime Minister Narendra Modi but there's room for improvement