Justice JB Pardiwala

When Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai declared that “India’s roads are unsafe,” it wasn’t just a courtroom observation—it was an indictment of an urban crisis. With over 35,000 pedestrians and 54,000 two-wheeler deaths in 2023, the apex court’s latest order demands that states finally recognise walking and cycling as fundamental rights, not acts of risk

The apex court has pulled up the Allahabad High Court for routinely dismissing bail cancellation pleas by directing complainants to the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. In a landmark ruling, the top court clarified the distinction between witness protection and bail cancellation, warning against judicial shortcuts that undermine justice

The apex court’s rescission of its own order restraining a High Court judge from hearing criminal cases has reignited a larger conversation—about judicial discipline, constitutional limits, and the urgent need to strengthen the quality of India’s bench

With the apex court sounding the alarm, India is being forced to confront one of its darkest and most entrenched crimes. Will this finally be the moment for systemic reform?

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The landmark verdict calls for urgent mental health reforms in colleges

In a landmark ruling, the apex court has struck down discriminatory barriers in judicial recruitment, ensuring that physical disability cannot be grounds for exclusion

This landmark ruling reinforces the principle of transferred malice in criminal Jurisprudence

The apex court has emphasized the urgent need to depoliticize the appointment of public prosecutors, ruling that the selections must be free from political interference, favouritism, or nepotism

The apex court has recently observed that there is a need to establish a comprehensive rehabilitation framework for them and the centre must take prompt measures to address the issue. The verdict is a big leap in the arena of progressive and reformative justice where the root, and not the tip, of the problem has been addressed