The Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has clarified that he never accepted an invitation from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) to attend its convocation as the chief guest, making it clear that there was consequently no question of his attending the event. The clarification comes amid the controversy surrounding NALSAR’s…
The Maharashtra government has sanctioned 75 acres of land at Shenda Park, Kolhapur, for the development of the Bombay High Court’s Kolhapur Circuit Bench and has approved the creation of 495 permanent posts for its establishment. The announcement was made on August 17, 2026, during the first foundation day celebrations of the Kolhapur Bench, marking…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called upon India’s National Law Universities to move beyond merely adapting to technological change and instead assume a leadership role in determining how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies reshape the legal profession and justice delivery system. Addressing the Second Edition of the Vice-Chancellors’ Conclave at National Law University,…
Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairperson and Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra has tendered an apology to law students amid the controversy surrounding the NALSAR University of Law convocation, acknowledging that the developments of the past few days had caused “concern and anguish” within a section of the student community. In an Independence Day communication…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha One of the more ambitious attempts to overhaul India’s troubled tribunal system, the Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026, has been passed by Parliament amid Opposition protests and without substantive discussion. The Bill seeks to restructure tribunals, standardise their administration and address long-standing problems of vacancies, pendency, short tenures and financial dependence. On…
By Sujit Bhar A protest is one of the most visible forms of democratic expression. Citizens gather in a public place, raise slogans, display placards and make their disagreement with those in power visible. But, what happens when, alongside the police personnel managing the crowd, an invisible technological apparatus begins to watch every face, record…
For a generation that prefers its popcorn over the national anthem, the government’s move to enhance the status of the national song is laudable. Apart from injecting a fresh dose of nationalism in Generation Z—as those born between 1997 and 2012 are better known and those thereafter—this push has also helped them understand the distinction…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday urged the legal fraternity to remember the Constitution’s promise and to ensure justice remains accessible to all citizens. Addressing the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) Independence Day function on the Supreme Court lawns, he said, “It is my profound privilege to be celebrating the Independence Day…
By Kenneth Tiven US President Donald Trump’s exit from a NATO gathering in Ankara, Turkey in early July became a badly written political thriller film starring the US president. In retrospect it was foolish holding a NATO meeting in Ankara with Trump in attendance, while he is simultaneously waging war with neighbouring Iran. The distance…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg There is an unwritten, deeply felt understanding among those who walk the corridors of our courts: a judicial robe is not a workplace uniform, and a judge’s desk is far more than an administrative workstation. Yet, time and again, state governments across the country attempt to measure the district judiciary…