Economic crime is not a modern invention but a long-standing vice that has merely assumed new disguises, Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant said in his Closing Address at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime at Jesus College, Cambridge. Recalling a fraud from the 4 Century BC involving Greek grain merchant Hegestratos, who…
By Inderjit Badhwar There are certain Supreme Court judgments that do not remain confined to the law reports. They alter the relationship between the State and the citizen, reshape the powers of investigative agencies and influence how thousands of cases are subsequently fought in courts across the country. The judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs…
By Kenneth Tiven American citizens, Canadians and observers across the political spectrum are struggling to understand why US President Donald Trump has chosen to wage a trade war against Canada, America’s long-time ally with whom it shares an undefended 8,000-kilometre border. Dominance, defiance and disruption appear to be Trump’s primal instincts. The adult remains remarkably…
By Sujit Bhar A recent order of the Madras High Court may, at first glance, appear to concern nothing more than the fate of a particular species of tree in Tamil Nadu. But the implications of the order go far beyond rosewood. At a time when forests are increasingly being sacrificed in the name of…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha On August 20, 2026, the Supreme Court reconstituted the bench that will hear a batch of review petitions challenging its own landmark July 2022 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India. That ruling fundamentally reshaped the enforcement architecture of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, giving the…
The heightened focus on “luxury litigation” has come against the backdrop of a bitter legal battle involving actress Rehana Khan and her lawyer Rizwan Siddique. The two have been locked in litigation for 11 years, taking their dispute through the Bar Council of India, the Bombay High Court and, eventually, the Supreme Court. In the…
By Dr JP Singh Long before humanity formulated the laws of physics or built temples to embody its deepest intuitions, the Vedic rishis looked upon existence and perceived a singular truth: the universe is an undivided, living whole. This is the essential insight of Advaita—the recognition that apparent multiplicity rests upon an underlying unity. Modern…
For the fourth time, the Supreme Court has rewritten the rules governing entry into the subordinate judiciary. In a significant 2:1 judgment delivered recently, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant retained the principle that prospective Civil Judges (Junior Division) should have some exposure to the working of courts, while rejecting…
As Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi has been doing remarkably well: both outside and in the Parliament. Outside, he is emerging as a chief protestor and taking on the government whenever he can. Irrespective of content, his actions are enough to give the BJP leadership sleepless nights. “A constant headache” is how many within…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against 14 accused in connection with the blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, placing before the Special NIA Court its findings on the alleged conspiracy and execution of the terror attack. The explosion took place near the Red Fort on November 10, 2025, in which 11 persons…