Academike - Articles on legal issues [ISSN: 2349-9796]

Choking Freedom of Press: The Death of Mainstream Media in 2020

Over the past few years, mainstream media has given to itself the right to investigate, adjudicate and pronounce verdict over high-profile cases. In 2020, the Sushant Singh Rajput death took a vile turn as the media crossed all bounds, conducting a parallel trial and a witchhunt of the accused. Yashdeep Lakra analyses this trial by media, questioning, what it does to the dispensation of justice and the rights of the accused?

Article by Sonali Chugh , January 3, 2021

Right to Information: Fall of the Most Important Legislation

Right to Information Act has witnessed a rapid downsizing of its potency. The 2019 Amendment, together with recent developments of 2020, ripped the Act off its salient objectives. In this article, Masoom Reza discusses the impact of the waning efficacy of the Act and answers as to how it can still be resurrected.

Article by Sonali Chugh , December 30, 2020

The Year of Judicial Complacency and Reluctance: What went wrong?

While the year was defined by the Supreme Court’s complacency and its deference towards the executive, the subordinate courts set a relatively higher benchmark. Varun Ahuja decodes through a series of judgements as to what went wrong with the Indian Judiciary.

Article by Sonali Chugh , December 27, 2020

PM CARES Fund: An Ambush on the RTI Act

PM CARES Fund has come under fire as the government chose to steer clear from the RTI Act. The need and existence of the Fund have now come into question. In this piece, Harshvardhan and Anubhav question the lack of accountability and transparency donned by the PM CARES Fund.

Article by Sonali Chugh , December 14, 2020

Case Comment: State of North Carolina v. Marcus Robinson

State of North Carolina V. Marcus Robinson brought to light the impending racism within the process of Jury selection. Gaurav Puri and Raina Mahapatra analyse the role of the Racial Justice Act in Robinson’s hearing and how the effective legislation soon died down.