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The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill was passed by both Houses of Parliament on December 20 and 21 despite stiff resistance from the Opposition and to the disappointment of civil society and privacy ad...

When a former chief justice of India (CJI) demands justice and presents his side of the story by writing an autobiography, questions are raised about the judicial community and judges.

This year’s observation of the International Human Rights Day had a special significance for India. India got re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the sixth term with an overwhel­ming majority. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that this is an endorsement of India’s commitment to the human rights cause. “We will continue promotion and protection of human rights through ‘samman, samvaad and sahyog’,” he said.

Students at an online debate competition held recently put forth impassioned and reasoned arguments that touched upon social and political life, as well as abstract themes.

The former Supreme Court judge has taken over as the chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. He had retired from the Supreme Court this July. His vast experience and “welfarist and humanist” approach will be much needed at the tribunal. Earlier this year, APN channel.....

By Sanjay Raman Sinha  The overdrive witnessed during the Aryan Khan drug trial case has once again underlined the no-holds-barred media coverage of celebrity cases. As vigilante media pushed...

By Jacob Benny The judiciary has lent a helping hand to the much persecuted LGBTQ+ community by amending the law of the land regarding homosexual relationships. The Supreme Court in the case of Na...

By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Aryan Khan case has been grabbing the headlines for its legal pyrotechnics and star value. However, despite the legal cacophony, the seriousness of substance abuse has no...

By Himanshu Mehra Introduction Democracies in the world are usually governed by a Constitution, which is their supreme law. The Constitution lays down the principles and procedures of law maki...

By Sanjay Raman Sinha "Enough of suppression of thousands of years. It is high time we have 50% representation of women in judiciary. It is your right. It is not a matter of charity,” the Chief Ju...