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Accessibility Factor

As the Supreme Court committee on access to justice for the differently-abled persons is in the process of assessing the ground situation, hopes are high that the CJI-initiated project will create conducive conditions for the target group.

The Great Banking Crisis

The facts swirling around the failure of the mid-sized Silicon Valley Bank in California, USA, resemble a who-done-it mystery with an action movie-style rescue included to save its depositors.

A Rainbow Dawn?

A five-judge Constitution bench will begin hearings on a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages from April 18. Will India become the 33rd country in the world, and the second in Asia, to legally acknowledge homosexual unions?

“Our Focus Right Now Is To Streamline The Arbitration Process”

As India aspires to become a hub of international arbitration, systemic problems handicap its ambition. As Chairperson of the India International Arbitration Centre, Justice Hemant Gupta faces a challenging task.  He spoke with Sanjay Raman Sinha and Sangeeta Sharma on a range of issues related to arbitration.

Very Different Indian-Americans

They are making headlines in political and judicial circles in the USA. Vivek Ramaswamy has announced his nomination for president while Arun Subramanian is the first Indian-American to become a federal judge. Both of them have contrasting back stories.

Detention Centres As Prisons?

The Assam government started moving detainees to the Matia Transit Camp in January 2023. The Camp is the nation’s largest detention facility to imprison illegal foreigners. The Gauhati High Court deemed the state’s move to convert the Camp into a temporary prison odd and, on the surface, invalid

A Landmark, But Perplexing Portent?

While there is a clamour for reforms, a vital question remains. If the power to do things is subject to a law made by Parliament and it does not do so for 75 years, is the Supreme Court justified in disturbing the constitutional machinery in place?

“Foreign Tie-ups Will Make NLUD a Leading Law University”

Prof (Dr) GS Bajpai, the new V-C of National Law University (NLU), Delhi, has plans to make the institute a leading law university by promoting empirical research and national and international collaboration. He spoke to Sanjay Raman Sinha on his priorities and vision

The Disqualification Predicament

The Supreme Court said that when the Maha Vikas Aghadi government was formed, the rebels were part of the decision. The anti-defection law applies even if a faction splits from a political party and gets a majority

Road to Safety

As the Delhi government outlaws bike taxis, issues of pricing and customer safety have cropped up. Will regulation manage these concerns so that lakhs of passengers get last-minute connectivity?

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