Innocent Bystanders Get Legal Breathing Space
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Mere presence at a crime scene involving a mob does not automatically make one a participant in the “unlawful assembly”. This crucial clarification came from…
“Once Modi Decides, He Doesn’t Change”: Nripendra Misra on Working with India’s Most Determined Prime Minister
By Kumkum Chadha It is difficult to disassociate Nripendra Misra from Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi who actually went ahead and had the Telecom Act amended to induct Misra into…
Justice On Crumbling Foundations
By Sanjay Raman Sinha Chief Justice of India BR Gavai recently raised a critical concern that has long simmered beneath India’s justice system: the urgent need for stronger judicial infrastructure…
A Cry in The Wilderness
By Sujit Bhar The alleged gang rape of a young medical student from Odisha in Durgapur’s IQ City Medical College on October 10 has once again torn open India’s festering…
RTI: Battling for Its Bite
By Vickram Kilpady Born out of a grassroots struggle that began in 1996, the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005 recently completed 20 years—a landmark that should have been…