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Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur appointed UN Internal Justice Council Chairperson
3 days ago

Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur appointed UN Internal Justice Council Chairperson

Live Mint  

Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur Has been appointed as chairperson of the Internal Justice Council by the United Nations, reported Bar and Bench on 21 December. Addressing the letter to Justice Madan B Lokur, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, as Bar and Bench quoted, "I have the pleasure to appoint you, with immediate effect, as a member …

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Re-victimisation of victims: Former SC judge on Delhi Police action against wrestlers
1 year, 6 months ago

Re-victimisation of victims: Former SC judge on Delhi Police action against wrestlers

India Today  

Former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur slammed the Delhi Police on Tuesday for its handling of the cases lodged against outgoing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh and its treatment of the protesting wrestlers against whom FIRs have been registered. Participating in a panel discussion on "Wrestlers' Struggle: Accountability of Institutions", Justice Lokur said a "re-victimisation" …

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Former Judges Release Report Criticising Govt, Media, Police Role In Delhi Riots
2 years, 2 months ago

Former Judges Release Report Criticising Govt, Media, Police Role In Delhi Riots

The Quint  

Over two years after the Delhi riots, a scathing indictment of the Delhi police, the Central government, and the Delhi government, has come in the form of a report authored by a committee of former Supreme Court and High Court judges. The report, titled ‘Uncertain Justice: A Citizens Committee Report on the North East Delhi Violence 2020’, states that: “The …

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Do we need a law to compensate those implicated in false cases?
2 years, 6 months ago

Do we need a law to compensate those implicated in false cases?

The Hindu  

In October 2021, Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, was arrested in Mumbai by the Narcotics Control Bureau in a drug racket case. Besides highlighting the torment suffered by him and his family, Aryan Khan’s case also threw the focus on the countless victims of malicious prosecution, many of whom are resourceless. If the judicial officer feels or …

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India’s harsh anti-terror law comes under rare scrutiny
3 years, 4 months ago

India’s harsh anti-terror law comes under rare scrutiny

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Mohammed Irfan was 24 and newly married. “A law to tackle terrorism is necessary, but its provisions are quite vague and can be used indiscriminately to crush dissent,” said Madan B. Lokur, a former justice on India’s Supreme Court. In 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament the law was essential to keep security agencies “one step …

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‘Misused, abused’: India’s harsh terror law under rare scrutiny
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Misused, abused’: India’s harsh terror law under rare scrutiny

Al Jazeera  

UAPA allows authorities to designate someone as ‘terrorist’ and detain them without producing any incriminating evidence. “In fact, it has been misused and abused.” In July, Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, a sitting Supreme Court judge, said the courts must act as the “first line of defence against the deprivation of liberty of citizens,” amplifying the debate about whether the law …

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India's harsh anti-terror law comes under rare scrutiny
3 years, 4 months ago

India's harsh anti-terror law comes under rare scrutiny

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Mohammed Irfan was 24 and newly married. "A law to tackle terrorism is necessary, but its provisions are quite vague and can be used indiscriminately to crush dissent," said Madan B. Lokur, a former justice on India's Supreme Court. In July, Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, a sitting Supreme Court judge, said the courts must act as the "first …

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UP's Anti-conversion Law Can't Be Sustained, Has Many Defects, Says Ex-SC Judge Madan Lokur
4 years ago

UP's Anti-conversion Law Can't Be Sustained, Has Many Defects, Says Ex-SC Judge Madan Lokur

News 18  

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Madan B Lokur on Tuesday criticised the Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion law, saying it cannot be sustained as it contained many defects from legal and Constitutional point of view. He was speaking at the launch of the book launch In Pursuit of Justice- An autobiography, on former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court late …

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'Judiciary And Social Justice, Dignity And Personal Liberty, Human Rights And Frights': Justice Madan Lokur
4 years ago

'Judiciary And Social Justice, Dignity And Personal Liberty, Human Rights And Frights': Justice Madan Lokur

Live Law  

Here is the Full Text of Seventh Sunil Memorial Lecture delivered by Justice Madan Lokur on November 29. Till a few years ago, the Supreme Court gave considerable importance and significance to social justice, human rights and the dignity of the individual, but I am afraid some of these thoughts are now on the back burner for reasons that future …

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Supreme Court Liberal in Dealing with Personal Liberty Matters, Says Retired Justice Madan Lokur
4 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Liberal in Dealing with Personal Liberty Matters, Says Retired Justice Madan Lokur

News 18  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has been liberal while adjudicating matters related to personal liberty and that is the way it should be, Justice Madan B Lokur said on Friday. Speaking at a webinar titled Defending Liberties', hosted by the Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum and Women in Criminal Law Association, he also supported the idea of day-to-day trials …

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Law on stubble burning soon: Centre tells Supreme Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Law on stubble burning soon: Centre tells Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it will soon be bringing a comprehensive legislation to deal with the recurring annual problem of stubble burning by farmers in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh that leads to an alarming increase in air pollution in Delhi and the larger National Capital Region. Describing the proposed move by …

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'You Can be Arrested on Basis of a Fairy Tale': Former SC Judge Says Sedition Laws Now 'Weaponised'
4 years, 2 months ago

'You Can be Arrested on Basis of a Fairy Tale': Former SC Judge Says Sedition Laws Now 'Weaponised'

News 18  

Law is being misused to curb free press and speech, former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur said on Monday, adding that a lethal cocktail of use and misuse of law “is being used to impact adversely the liberty of all those who dare to speak up”. The former apex court judge was especially critical of weaponising of the sedition …

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Centre using sedition law to curb free speech, says former Supreme Court justice MB Lokur
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre using sedition law to curb free speech, says former Supreme Court justice MB Lokur

Firstpost  

Speaking on the contempt of court issue related to lawyer Prashant Bhushan, the former apex court judge said his statements were misread New Delhi: The government is using the sedition law with an iron hand to curb free speech in an overreaction to people’s opinion, former Supreme Court justice MB Lokur said on Monday. Another method by which the State …

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Guarding the guards is essential for rule of law, writes Madan Lokur
4 years, 5 months ago

Guarding the guards is essential for rule of law, writes Madan Lokur

Hindustan Times  

About 50 years ago, an experiment called the Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted in Stanford University under the supervision of Professor Philip Zimbardo. Professor Zimbardo says of his study that “normal college students were randomly assigned to play the role of guard or inmate for two weeks in a simulated prison, yet the guards quickly became so brutal that the …

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