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The Backward March

As the first tribal to occupy the Presidential throne, Droupadi Murmu is undoubtedly a trailblazer and inspiration for the so-called backward classes in India. Yet, that idiomatic glass ceiling is still a historical and political reality.

Leave Privacy Alone

R2P is a tentacular right that applies to all aspects of life. It took an unexpected turn recently in a case of religious rite, with the Madras High Court saying that the right also extends to one’s spiritual orientation 

Set the Bar Higher

The Examination has been controversial and divisive ever since its introduction and needs to be overhauled so that good law students who have spent years studying are nurtured to become good advocates 

Digital Constitutionalism?

By Pawan Kumar In 2024, with global internet users surpassing five billion, the pervasive influence of the digital world on our daily lives is undeniable. The Internet has become an integral part ...

Legal Aid in India

Legal aid has a very important role in implementing access to justice for the poor and needy. It aims at rendering free legal services to individuals who are not in the position to pay lawyer’s fees. It recognizes that access to justice is a fundamental right, but still, obstacles remain

Maha Draconian

By Vikram Kilpady The Union government’s decision to henceforth observe the dreaded midnight knock of the Emergency with the June 25 Samvidhan Hatya Divas has met with sufficient scorn from the Op...

Polluted flows the Periyar

By Sujit Bhar Every now and then, news of yet another Indian river overflowing with putrid effluents hits the headlines. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and/or the Supreme Court sit up, sometime...

Why Genocide Goes Unpunished

Even as the war rages on, the question that arises is whether the ICJ and ICC can punish Israel and Hamas for the untold misery inflicted. International legal framework remains flawed for effective enforcement

A Step Forward in Punishing Ecocide?

In this landmark order, the Court accentuates the environmental rule of law and principles of sustainable development and lambasts officials of the State who abdicated their duty of protecting forests

The Might Of The State

The apex court’s defence of private business and private property is par for the times when applying socialist interventions of yore can end up alienating investors

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