24, December 2011 | Economic & Political Weekly | vol xlvi no 52
Intelligence agencies like the Research and Analysis Wing, Intelligence Bureau and National Technical Research Organisation are notorious for their abuse of civil liberties and also have a pathetic record of effectiveness….
10 September, 2011 | Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) vol xlvi no 37
The natural justice content of the Indian Constitution provides an illusory comfort as the judiciary tends to adopt an overly constricted interpretation of natural justice, merely equating it with statutory law…..
Volume 28 – Issue 24 : Nov. 19-Dec. 02, 2011 | Frontline
A.G. NOORANI
The new Chairman of the Press Council of India, Markandey Katju, wants to make it an instrument of mediation in addition to adjudication.
THE appointment of Justice Markandey Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as Chairman of the Press Council of India is about the best thing that has happened to that body in a long while. It is no exaggeration to say that the PCI commands little prestige today and less relevance. It is not representative of the press at all. What Justice Katju has done, in a few days after his appointment, is to infuse life into it and involve the press in its work. This is a good step towards making the media feel that it is their institution.
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