Arunav Archives - Daksh https://www.dakshindia.org/tag/arunav/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:06:32 +0000 en-IN hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://www.dakshindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-daksh-logo-32x32.png Arunav Archives - Daksh https://www.dakshindia.org/tag/arunav/ 32 32 Examining the Use of Video Conferencing in Indian Courts https://www.dakshindia.org/examining-the-use-of-video-conferencing-in-indian-courts/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:25:49 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4572 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives in ways that we could not have imagined, changing the way we work and impacting various institutions around us.

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]]> To Deter Rapes, Cases of Heinous Nature Should Be Expedited All the Way Through Different Levels of the Judiciary https://www.dakshindia.org/to-deter-rapes-cases-of-heinous-nature-should-be-expedited-all-the-way-through-different-levels-of-the-judiciary/ Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:15:00 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4365 The recent cases of rape and sexual harassment have shocked the conscience of the country. And the cry to set up more fast-track courts that can swiftly deal with these cases has been growing.

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]]> Important Lessons to Be Learnt: How the Kathua Rape Case Proceeded Very Differently From the Unnao Rape Case https://www.dakshindia.org/important-lessons-to-be-learnt-how-the-kathua-rape-case-proceeded-very-differently-from-the-unnao-rape-case/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 05:32:52 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4032 The movie Article 15 had a rosy ending. It wraps up showing that the perpetrators who had committed the rape and murder of the girls belonging to a certain caste were quickly convicted by the court and sentenced to jail.

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]]> The Hard Realities of India’s Fast Track Courts https://www.dakshindia.org/the-hard-realities-of-indias-fast-track-courts/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 05:32:53 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4033 Fast-track courts are in the limelight yet again. Smriti Irani, Minister for Women and Child Development, informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has proposed to set up 1,023 fast-track courts to clear the cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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]]> Commercial Courts: Serving Justice or Ease of Doing Biz https://www.dakshindia.org/commercial-courts-serving-justice-or-ease-of-doing-biz/ Fri, 17 May 2019 05:32:55 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4039 The report suggests boosting the current strength of judges from 143 to 186 to clear all the pending cases in one year

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]]> Why Indian Courts Shouldn’t Get Their Hopes Up With Congress Promise of Judicial Reform https://www.dakshindia.org/why-indian-courts-shouldnt-get-their-hopes-up-with-congress-promise-of-judicial-reform/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 05:32:56 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4042 Congress’ election manifesto opens debate on much-needed reform in Indian judiciary but promises have seldom turned into government action.

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]]> Make Haste Slowly: Why Time Limits Imposed for Judging Rape and Other Cases Are Seldom Observed in Practice https://www.dakshindia.org/make-haste-slowly-why-time-limits-imposed-for-judging-rape-and-other-cases-are-seldom-observed-in-practice/ Sun, 18 Nov 2018 05:10:57 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4012 The horrifying incident of the rape and death of eight year old Asifa in Kathua (J&K) shocked the conscience of the country, when the police first found her body near a forest on 17 January this year.

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]]> Revisit Policy on Court Managers https://www.dakshindia.org/revisit-policy-on-court-managers/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 05:10:59 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4016 In a recent Supreme Court order in All India Judges’ Association vs Union of India, the court expressed its “considered view” that assistance of ‘Court Managers’ “is needed for a proper administrative set up in a court.”

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]]> India’s Sexual Crimes Ordinance Puts Time Limits on Trying Cases. Here’s Data on Why It May Not Work https://www.dakshindia.org/indias-sexual-crimes-ordinance-puts-time-limits-on-trying-cases-heres-data-on-why-it-may-not-work/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 05:11:00 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=4017 What good is a law that seems perfect in theory but remains ineffectual in practice? The central government’s ordinance on sexual offences has been in the news for many reasons, primarily for introducing the death penalty as punishment for the rape of a child under 12.

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]]> Burning The Midnight Oil-A Look At The Workload Of High Court Judges https://www.dakshindia.org/burning-the-midnight-oil-a-look-at-the-workload-of-high-court-judges/ Thu, 10 May 2018 12:27:45 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=3102 In an unprecedented move, the judge of the High Court of Bombay, Justice Kathawala heard the cases listed in his court till 3:30 am in the morning.

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