Tech giant Google said that a penalty of INR 1,337.76 Cr, imposed on it by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) was an ‘unfair imposition’ in its address to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Moreover, the search engine behemoth denied restricting smartphone companies from installing other apps, including those of competitors.
The Abyss We Are Heading Into
At a time when the State is becoming more and more inhuman, the laws enacted are turning out to be more draconian by the day, and the poor and the vulnerable becoming more and more vulnerable and helpless.
Dilip Borah 14 July 2021, Last Updated at 7:28 am Representational image outlookindia.com 2021-07-14T07:28:31+05:30
The other day, speaking at a farewell function of Justice Ashok Bhusan, the CJI, Justice N. V. Ramana, expressed his view that judges while giving judgments, must focus on law, precedents, and facts of a case on one hand and the other, the human aspect. It is a view that reminds us that justice, without a touch of humanity, is a soulless entity, a cold and lifeless body. At a time when the State is becoming more and more inhuman, the laws enacted are turning out to be more draconian by the day, and the poor and the vulnerable becoming more and more vulnerable and helpless. Such thoughts from a person lik
In trying circumstances enforced by the pandemic, the ration mafia working with the officially run PDS chain denies the poor their share of the food by lying and inventing inhuman alibi, writes Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat When free ration was being distributed among the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri.