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With over three-quarters of India’s prison population awaiting trial and thousands more languishing behind bars after completing their sentences, the country’s jails reveal a harsh truth—in India, freedom often depends not on guilt or innocence, but on the ability to pay

By Sujit Bhar When Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai spoke at the second National Mediation Conference in Bhubaneswar recently, his words carried the weight of both tradition and urgency. He s...

Last week, the Supreme Court quoted “inexplicable delays” in disposal of cases, of which a majority are to do with absence of counsel. This is a chronic problem and one that the judiciary needs to control with a firmer hand

From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Karan Johar, India’s biggest names are battling a new villain—AI-enabled deepfakes. Their courtroom fights highlight how technology is outpacing the law in protecting celebrity identity and dignity

The challenges presented to the judicial system by generative AI and deepfakes are formidable: writing laws that can withstand technological change, accelerating judicial responses, and building global frameworks are immensely difficult. Denmark may have hit the nail on the head in this regard

After the sudden death of billionaire entrepreneur Sunjay Kapur last June, his widow, Priya Sachdev Kapur, is embroiled in a high-profile legal battle over his estate. The case has been filed by his ex-wife Karisma Kapoor’s children, Samaira and Kiaan, with their mother, acting as legal guardian. They, along with Sunjay’s mother and sister, have raised questions about the authenticity of his will

The extraordinary saga of whistleblower Sanjiv Chaturvedi and a string of judicial recusals exposes a widening faultline in India’s legal system—where silence over reasons for stepping aside raises more questions than answers

Six decades after it was officially banned in India, the spectre of dowry still hangs over many corners of the country. Last week, a 28-year-old woman living less than an hour from the nation’s capital was burnt alive, allegedly by her husband and mother-in-law, over an additional dowry demand. Such cases are reported with alarming frequency, laying bare one of Indian society’s gravest failings

By Inderjit Badhwar The summer of 2025 is shaping up to be one of those inflection points in India’s journey—moments when the tectonic plates of geopolitics shift, demanding that New Delhi recalib...

The scale of pendency in India is staggering, with over 50 million cases currently awaiting resolution. Yet, a closer look reveals that this deeply entrenched issue is not an intractable problem, but one with a surprisingly simple and achievable solution