Judgements

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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,…

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.…

By Sujit Bhar The Supreme Court’s recent dismissal of a public interest litigation seeking the adoption of World Health Organization (WHO) standards for permissible levels of antimony and Di (2-ethylhexyl)…