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By Inderjit Badhwar In a courtroom often defined by unanimity, one voice has chosen the harder path—standing apart, questioning, dissenting. That voice belongs to Justice BV Nagarathna. Her latest...

Her stand against Justice Pancholi’s elevation is more than a disagreement—it is a warning about the credibility of the Collegium system and the future of judicial independence

An uneasy photo-op masks deeper fractures in US global leadership

In a landmark ruling, the apex court orders immediate release of  convicts who have served their sentences, exposing once again the systemic failures of India’s prison system

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

This Independence Day was a celebration of freedom and sacrifice, but also a reminder of how patriotism and politics now jostle for space on a national stage meant for unity

The Bar Council of India’s three-year freeze on new institutions  exposes deep cracks in India’s legal education system

The top court has done something deceptively simple: it has tied the fate of India’s most invisible children to the most universal public institution we have: the neighbourhood school. If properly enforced, this order might one day be seen as the moment orphanhood moved from charitable afterthought to rights-based entitlement

It is very rare to come across an anthology of critical essays by a serving  bureaucrat. The book makes an important contribution to contemporary studies in Indian Constitutionalism and needs a patient reading

By Inderjit Badhwar  The Supreme Court’s handling of Delhi’s stray dog crisis has taken a dramatic turn. Within days of its August 11 directive to “immediately remove” stray dogs from the capital’...