By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In a strongly worded judgment, the Supreme Court directed a return to the long-discarded practice of day-to-day hearings in criminal trials, calling fragmented, piecemeal proceedings a direct violation of citizens’ right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution. The ruling came in CBI vs Mir Usman, where the…
By Kumkum Chadha Among the many other things that come to mind vis-a-vis Bangladesh are Jamdani sarees and hilsa fish. Therefore, when Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah celebrated both, it was no surprise. There were two different occasions: one in the Crafts Museum in Delhi and the other in the high commission…
By Sujit Bhar When Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai spoke at the second National Mediation Conference in Bhubaneswar recently, his words carried the weight of both tradition and urgency. He stressed that mediation—long a part of India’s cultural and political fabric—should not be seen merely as a tool of the legal profession, but…
By Dilip Bobb The Supreme Court judgment on speedy trials which related to a particular case the apex court was hearing has been covered in another article in this issue, but what stood out was the sentence which said: “If it is the lawyer alone who delays trial, the court will be free to appoint…
By Inderjit Badhwar Every magazine cover is a statement. It reflects what we believe demands urgent public attention, what we think cannot be ignored, and what will shape our collective lives in ways we may not yet fully understand. For this issue, the choice of our cover story by Binny Yadav was both inevitable and…
The Madras High Court’s principal bench has ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur, a tragedy that left 41 people dead. The direction came shortly after the court’s Madurai bench declined to hand over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation…
The Bombay High Court has refused to intervene in a challenge mounted by Reliance Communications promoter Anil Ambani against the State Bank of India’s (SBI) decision to categorise his loan account as fraudulent, marking a significant setback for the industrialist in his ongoing battle with lenders. A division bench comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and…
Shyamkanu Mahanta, organiser of the Northeast Festival, has approached the Supreme Court challenging multiple criminal proceedings initiated against him following the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore on September 19, 2025. In his petition, Mahanta has sought a transfer of the investigation to a central agency such as the CBI or NIA, under the…
The Madras High Court has refused to order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Karur rally stampede linked to actor-politician Vijay’s TVK party, while stressing the need for stricter safety protocols at political gatherings. A bench of Justices M. Dhandapani and M. Jothiraman observed that the police investigation was still at an…
The wife of noted Ladakhi innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has moved the Supreme Court against his preventive detention under the National Security Act, 1980. The petition, filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo through advocate Sarvam Ritam Khare on October 2, contends that the detention is unconstitutional and amounts to a violation of her husband’s…