When Justice Overreaches the Law
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The Supreme Court’s decision in Kiran vs State of Karnataka marks another crucial reaffirmation of Indian sentencing jurisprudence—specifically, the limits of a sessions court’s power…
The Case of the Shrinking Underwear
The conviction recently of a Kerala legislator in a criminal case is bizarre not only because of the facts involved, but also because of the extraordinary length of time it…
The Reluctant Revolutionary
By Kumkum Chadha Sanjeev Bikhchandani has been nicknamed the “father of start-ups”: till then a concept unknown, at least in this part of the world. Some also call him the…
When Speed Begins to Silence Justice
By Binny Yadav Few ideas sound as persuasive in a democracy as speedy justice. Fewer still are as dangerous when pursued without constitutional caution. The Supreme Court’s December 29, 2025,…
When Power Forgets Its Limits
By Inderjit Badhwar This week’s cover story is not about Venezuela alone. It is about a moment when the architecture of restraint—legal, constitutional, moral—gave way to raw assertion of power.…
What’s In A Name?
By Shaan Katari Libby Shakespeare famously wrote in Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” In theory,…
Defining a Mountain Out of Existence
By Sanjay Raman Sinha One of the world’s oldest mountain systems—the Aravallis—has once again become the site of a high-stakes legal and ecological contest. At the heart of the dispute…
Minorities at Risk
By Abhinav Mehrotra and Biswanath Gupta The recent turmoil in Bangladesh—marked by recurring episodes of violence, intimidation, and displacement affecting religious minorities—has once again drawn international attention to the precarious…