Killing For Love
By Dilip Bobb Sonam Raghuvanshi told her parents about Raj, the man she was in love with, and they responded in classic Indian parental style: they forced her to marry…
Crossfire: Courts, Constitution and the Limits of Power
By Sanjay Raman Sinha Was it a strange coincidence that around the same time, two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court voiced concern over judicial overreach by Indian courts? Chief…
The Fork In The Forest
By Sujit Bhar Freedom is a two-way street. If one has the freedom to do a thing, he surely has the freedom to not do it. This is a fundamental…
Honour Without Accountability?
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg “Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.” —DH Lawrence The legal profession, often described as noble, is under…
Uncle Sam’s Hostile Welcome
By Kenneth Tiven The US State Department has quietly instructed embassies and consulates to adopt stricter social media vetting for student visa applicants. Under this directive, officials must comb through…
Bhima Koregaon violence: Supreme Court denies urgent hearing to Hany Babu plea
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear on an urgent basis, an application filed by former Delhi University Professor Hany Babu, an accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links…
Supreme Court applauds Tamil Nadu for using preventive detention laws against cybercrime offenders
The Supreme Court on Monday showered praises on the State of Tamil Nadu for applying preventive detention laws against cybercrime offenders. While hearing a matter related to a cyber fraud…
ED issues circular prohibiting officials from issuing summons to lawyers over legal opinions
Following a huge backlash over summons issued to two Senior Advocates in relation to their legal opinions to a client, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has come up with a circular…