The Reality of Incarceration
Two related bits of news triggered the mention of the Nelson Mandela Rules. One concerned Anmol Bishnoi’s incarceration in a high-security cell with 24-hour surveillance and two warders inside the…
A Holiday Without Cheer: Trump’s Winter of Unfinished Business
By Kenneth Tiven As the United States slips into holiday mode for the remainder of the year, substantial pieces of unfinished government business are converging in ways that could extinguish…
Vande Mataram, Disruptions—and the Rise of Priyanka Gandhi
By Kumkum Chadha The three-week Parliament session has concluded. Amid the chaos which is now a constant in parliamentary proceedings, there was some business transacted with of course some heated…
A Right to Copy Copycats
By Sujit Bhar The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence has unsettled copyright regimes across the world, and India is now formally grappling with the legal, economic, and philosophical questions…
Why Judicial Sensitivity Is Non-Negotiable
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg There are moments in a nation’s judicial history when a court does more than interpret the law—it interprets the conscience of society. The Supreme Court’s…
Delhi court orders trial against Congress leader Alka Lamba in women’s reservation protest case
A Delhi court has ordered the framing of charges against Congress leader Alka Lamba for allegedly assaulting police personnel during a protest demanding the implementation of women’s reservation in Parliament.…
Supreme Court directs protection for Bulandshahr woman and her mother
The Supreme Court has ordered security for a young woman from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, and her widowed mother after they alleged harassment and misuse of legal process by a close…
When Algorithms Enter the Courtroom
By Sanjay Raman Sinha Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms are beginning to throw a spanner into the judicial process. The courtroom—traditionally governed by human logic, deliberation, and rigorous research—is now facing…