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Judging the Judges

As two High Court judges face rare impeachment proceedings—one for a communal speech, the other for unexplained cash—the silence, delays, and internal mechanisms of the judiciary come under urgent national scrutiny. Can trust in the justice system be restored?

The Midas Bench: Justice Abhay Oka’s Legacy of Law, Liberty, and Constitutionalism

As the apex court judge retired recently, his judicial record glows with fearless  interpretation, social pedagogy, and constitutional innovation across criminal law, free speech, environmental justice, and privacy

The Missing Pillar in Global Justice

As the International Criminal Court marks 24 years of a historic experiment in global accountability, India’s continued absence raises troubling questions—not only about strategy and sovereignty, but about justice, leadership, and the moral architecture of a rules-based world order

Cinema and the Courts

Actor-producer Kamal Haasan seems to be actively, and literally, courting controversy with his latest film Thug Life becoming the focus of courtroom drama, and now the Supreme Court turning it into a defence of free speech. By transferring the case to itself from the Karnataka High Court, the apex court seems to be intent on sending a strong message about protecting fundamental rights

Killing For Love

For almost a decade now, the National Crime Records Bureau has registered “love affairs”as the fastest rising cause for murders in the country. The Sonam Raghuvanshi story, which has shocked the nation, has reaffirmed a new and brutal trend: women who are willing to take the extreme step of murder to escape an unsuited marriage

Water as Weapon: India’s Indus Gambit Post-Pahalgam

In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, India’s decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance has stirred a charged debate: is water diplomacy morphing into a new front in Indo-Pak tensions? Two experts break down the implications, risks, and strategic recalibrations of this bold move

Arguing Alone

In a rare but growing phenomenon, individuals are increasingly choosing to defend themselves without legal counsel, asserting both confidence and constitutional rights. The case of Mamta Pathak in Madhya Pradesh throws the spotlight on this  often-overlooked form of access to justice

The Politics of Sindoor

By Kumkum Chadha When Prime Minister Narendra Modi named India’s retaliation against Pakistan Operation Sindoor, it was a masterstroke. Even his bitterest critics could not fault the choice of nom...

Arms and the Faith

Recently, the Delhi High Court upheld an Army court’s order of dismissal of a Christian officer who refused to take part in multi-religious activities, citing his faith. The Court made it clear that “unity is forged in uniform, not through religion”

The Recusal Dilemma: SCOTUS, Harvard, and the Shadows of Judicial Bias

As the US Supreme Court braces for legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions against Harvard University, the spotlight turns to judicial recusals—raising complex questions of bias, constitutional duty, and institutional integrity, both in America and India

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