By Shailesh Gandhi India’s judicial system, often lauded for its robust institutions and intellect, has paradoxically become an area of constant deterioration over the past 75 years, marked by escalating backlogs and an inability to deliver timely justice. While other public services like health, roads, communication, and public transport have seen improvements, the judicial delivery…
By Kumkum Chadha August 15 is, on India’s calendar, a day when one should count one’s blessings and revel in the nation’s progress. This day is not about specific governments or prime ministers; nor is it about politics or scoring points; it is a day of collective celebration and inclusivity: about right-minded Indians getting together…
The Delhi High Court has clarified that the mere accessibility of a website in the National Capital cannot establish territorial jurisdiction in intellectual property disputes. The ruling came in a trademark and copyright dispute between two Kanpur-based chemical companies, Vikrant Chemico Industries Pvt Ltd and Shri Gopal Engineering and Chemical Works Pvt Ltd. Justice Amit…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced a three-year moratorium on establishing new law colleges, effective from August 13, 2025. The sweeping freeze—covering new batches, courses, and sections—signals an urgent attempt to stem the mushrooming of substandard institutions, the commercialisation of legal education, and a widening shortage of qualified faculty….
By Sujit Bhar When the Supreme Court bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and KV Viswanathan recently held that orphaned children must be treated as “children belonging to disadvantaged groups” under Section 2(d) of the Right to Education Act, 2009 (RTE), the order did more than address the loopholes that could be dreamt up through clever…
By Prof Upendra Baxi On the face of it, this is one more book on Indian constitutionalism. But what makes it distinctive is that it (comprising 60 press articles) is written during 2018-2025 by Faisal CK , an incumbent deputy law secretary of Kerala. While India is blessed with the continuation of normative labours of…
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju issued a public apology following a controversial remark that sparked outrage within legal circles and beyond. The former judge had recently claimed during a social media interaction that female lawyers who “winked” at him often received favorable orders, a statement that triggered severe criticism for being misogynistic and…
By Inderjit Badhwar The Supreme Court’s handling of Delhi’s stray dog crisis has taken a dramatic turn. Within days of its August 11 directive to “immediately remove” stray dogs from the capital’s streets, a larger bench modified the order, stressing vaccination, sterilisation, and regulated feeding over wholesale removal. The reversal has brought relief to activists…
By Binny Yadav Days after a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan of the Supreme Court directed the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on August 11 to “immediately remove stray dogs from all localities” in the capital, the order was modified by a…
By Om Upadhyay On a sultry afternoon in Lucknow, 22-year-old Neha (name changed) stepped nervously into a cybercrime police station. Her hands shook as she held out her phone. A video—meant only for her partner—was now being shared across WhatsApp groups in her neighbourhood. Before she found the courage to approach the police, she had…