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In India, less than half of undertrial prisoners identified for release are actually released

India’s prison overcrowding is a persistent problem. While there have been multiple Supreme Court orders to ensure prisoners are released on bail without onerous conditions, and the government has recently launched a scheme to support bail for poor prisoners, there are still around half a million incarcerated people.

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India’s lost decade: How LGBTQIA+ rights fared under BJP, and what manifestos promise

In the past 10 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led union government has “hardly impacted our lives”, queer persons in India say when asked about a decade of governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Newslaundry

NALSA to organise Lok Adalat in Wayanad

NALSA to organize Lok Adalats in Sulthan Bathery, Mananthavady, and Kalpetta on March 9, addressing various grievances.

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Cost of justice, language in higher judiciary are hurdles in ensuring equal access of justice, President Droupadi Murmu

Pres. Murmu asserts providing legal aid to those in need is cornerstone of modern state. Hurdles to access justice incl. cost, use of English in higher judiciary. Steps taken to provide access to economically weaker sections, need for awareness campaign, use of tech to make access more democratic. Conference organised…

The Hindu

The Court’s ‘no fundamental right to marry’ is wrong

Not recognising marriage for same sex couples is discriminatory against them

The Hindu

Why did the Supreme Court not allow same-sex marriage? | Explained

Why did the Supreme Court not allow the Special Marriage Act to be used for queer couples to get married? Will the legislature be open to enacting a law to make same-sex marriage legal?

The Hindu

NALSA to organise adalats in Wayanad

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is organising Adalats at three centres in the district on September 9 for speedy resolution of cases.

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More Elite Law Student Foolishness, This Time at Columbia

Apparently jealous of all the attention that Yale and Stanford law students have gotten for acting like imperious children, Columbia law students, represented by BALSA, LALSA, NALSA, EWOC, OutLaws, QTPOC, IfWhenHow, APALSA, and SALSA (no, I'm not familiar with all of these acronyms), have been throwing a collective hissy fit.…

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CJI Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurates NALSA Centre for citizen services

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Centre for Citizen Services, was inaugurated by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Justice D.Y. Chandrachud appointed as the executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority

Justice Chandrachud takes up the position that became vacant after Justice U.U. Lalit was elevated as the 49th Chief Justice of India

The Hindu

Over 75 lakh, many part of the pandemic backlog, cleared by National Lok Adalat

Lok Adalats significantly reduce courts' burden: CJI-designate Justice U.U. Lalit

The Hindu

NALSA to have 'legal aid' defence counsel system in every district: Justice U. U. Lalit

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was planning to have a programme where legal aid defense counsel would be provided to those who cannot afford lawyers across the nation

The Hindu

Only a few can afford courts, majority suffer in silence: CJI Ramana

The CJI urged the judiciary to use modern technological tools to enhance the pace of justice delivery

The Hindu

Kiren Rijiju flags pendency; vacancies, poor infra to blame, replies CJI

JAIPUR: In response to law minister Kiren Rijiju flagging the issue of huge pendency of cases before top judges of the country, Chief Justice NV Ramana virtually put the blame on the Centre saying not filling up judicial vacancies and lack of judicial infrastructure are the root causes of the…

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Hasty arrests, near-impossible bail show need for overhaul: CJI

The space for Opposition is diminishing, says Justice Ramana

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NALSA to organise Lok Adalats in Wayanad

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is organising Lok Adalats at three centres on March 12 for speedy resolution of cases.

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