In the first week of 2018 CLPR previewed the Supreme Court calendar, drew attention to Jaipal Singh Munda and to the debate that decided the structure of the Indian Parliament.
CADIndia:
3rd January 1949: The debate on how the Parliament would be structured and what it would be called. Proposals included creating a single tier Parliament and calling it the “Indian National Congress”.
3rd January 1903: The life of Jaipal Singh Munda – an Oxford graduate, an Olympian and a vociferous advocate for preservation of tribal culture and the protection of tribal rights. He proposed the creation of the state of Jharkhand in the 1930’s.
SCObserver:
In the upcoming spring session (04 Jan 2018 – 19 May 2018) the Supreme Court is to hand down judgments for 4 of the 18 cases tracked in 2017 – Special Status of Delhi, Euthanasia and Living Wills [Common Cause v UoI], and Kalpana Mehta v UoI. And will continue to hear arguments in 9 others – Cow Vigilantism, Hadiya Marriage, Rohingyas Deportation, Aadhaar Act, WhatsApp Privacy, Assam Accord, Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir, Parsi Identity, Azam Khan [Restriction on Freedom of Speech].
Read the Plain English reports of the judgements passed for the 5 remaining tracked cases of 2017 – Fundamental Right to Privacy, Re-promulgation of Ordinances, Gujarat Shrine Restoration, Electoral Appeals, Triple Talaq and Child Marriage and Marital Rape [Section 375 of the IPS] on the SCObserver website.