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Justice Surya Kant, the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), has stressed the need to extend legal aid and facilitate access to justice to the marginalized communities in the eastern and northeastern states. He expressed concern on the unequal development of communities and disparities in development  despite the region’s  resource abundance.  Speaking…

The Donald Trump administration has turned the politics of fear into both a weapon and a spectacle— thrilling his MAGA base while alarming constitutional scholars and civic leaders. The recent deployment of unarmed National Guard members to “support” heavily armed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents underscores a deeper agenda: the unchecked expansion of…

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Proving yet again that in law, the letter truly lays down the rule, the Supreme Court has delivered a significant judgment emphasizing strict compliance with the Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act). The apex court has ruled that any incorrect mention of the cheque amount—even a typographical error—in the statutory notice…

By Sujit Bhar With US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariff bearing down on all Indian exports and the fast sliding overall export potential of the country in the complete failure of manufacturing capacity growth as well as in the hostility that the current dispensation has generated across regional economies, India is trying desperate measures…

By Dilip Bobb A staggering 76 percent of prisoners in Indian jails are undertrials, many of whom remain behind bars simply because they cannot afford bail or pay fines, as discovered by a parliamentary panel, last year. The report, submitted to the Rajya Sabha by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, highlights an urgent…

By Kumkum Chadha The much-awaited apex court judgment has had a mixed reaction: different sections, particularly the Muslims, are guarded, doing what it takes to camouflage their disappointment as hope, so to speak. Whether they expected less or more is difficult to say, but they perhaps take solace in the fact that this is an…

By Sanjay Raman Sinha A casual observation by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during a hearing on the Javari Temple idol reinstallation case at Khajuraho sparked an unexpected uproar. When the petitioners pressed their plea, the CJI reportedly said: “Ask the deity to do something.” The remark, intended in jest, triggered outrage—culminating in…

By Inderjit Badhwar The relationship between law and morality has always been uneasy, yet inseparable. Law is the instrument by which a society governs itself; morality is the compass by which it knows whether it should. This week’s cover story: When Law Meets Conscience: Gandhi, Ambedkar, and the Moral Compass of Justice by Binny Yadav…

By Binny Yadav When the moral and constitutional idealism of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr BR Ambedkar faces its sternest trials in modern India, their philosophies continue to guide the Republic’s conscience. Gandhi’s conviction that “there is a higher court than courts of justice—the court of conscience” and Ambedkar’s insistence on constitutional morality together form the…

The Supreme Court of India has announced a significant expansion of its free Wi‑Fi facility, making it available across the entire main building of the Court. Previously, the complimentary internet service was limited to specific courtrooms and nearby corridors, but under the latest initiative, lawyers, litigants, court staff, and visitors can now access Wi‑Fi in…