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An analysis of how ill-managed the Covid pandemic was in India

Evita Das and Akshara·April 17, 2024

Caste and cuisine— societal implications of Zomato’s Pure Veg Fleet

Radha Sajanikar·April 11, 2024

Law, order and discord: The Haldwani crisis

Ayesha Azka and Ammarah Ishaq·April 9, 2024

Legal pitfalls in combatting manual scavenging: A critical analysis

Nachiketh Patil·April 6, 2024

Pulling the judiciary towards the Constitution is not browbeating, pushing it away is

Indira Jaising·April 3, 2024

Featured

Who is afraid of Dr B.R. Ambedkar?

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·April 25, 2024

As recent incidents in Tamil Nadu, a state where the Ambedkarite movement is strong and the government sympathetic, reveal, everyone wants a piece of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, but when it comes to promoting his ideas and thoughts, things get complicated.

Obiter dicta View More

Courtesy: S. Devika, a Chennai-based lawyer

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Miriam Fozia Rahman

Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Resilience in robes: Women’s triumphs in legal practice

Yashwant Bhave

1972 batch Indian Administrative Service officer

On electoral bonds: Why is there something rather than nothing?

Flavia Agnes

women’s rights lawyer and founder of Majis Legal Centre

How gender-just is the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code?

Anand Grover

senior lawyer, Supreme Court of India

Interview with Adila Hassim, counsel for South Africa versus Israel before the ICJ

Indira Jaising

human rights lawyer & senior advocate, Supreme Court of India

2023: A ‘customary’ judgment

Top Stories

Will the judiciary watch silently as the ECI abdicates responsibility to curb hate speech by the PM?

S.N. Sahu·April 24, 2024

The uncanny Throckmorton: An Indian resurgence of a 500-year-old trial

Nipun Saxena·April 24, 2024

Lawless laws: The criminal law amendments and ‘decolonisation’ as an anti-feminist goal

Jhuma Sen·April 23, 2024

Article 32: History and the Future

The Leaflet·April 22, 2024

Calling for bridging the gap between public perception and ECI information on EVMs and VVPATs, SC reserves judgment

The Leaflet·April 21, 2024

Featured

Who is afraid of Dr B.R. Ambedkar?

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·April 25, 2024

As recent incidents in Tamil Nadu, a state where the Ambedkarite movement is strong and the government sympathetic, reveal, everyone wants a piece of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, but when it comes to promoting his ideas and thoughts, things get complicated.

Top StoriesView More

Will the judiciary watch silently as the ECI abdicates responsibility to curb hate speech by the PM?

S.N. Sahu·April 24, 2024

The uncanny Throckmorton: An Indian resurgence of a 500-year-old trial

Nipun Saxena·April 24, 2024

Lawless laws: The criminal law amendments and ‘decolonisation’ as an anti-feminist goal

Jhuma Sen·April 23, 2024

Article 32: History and the Future

The Leaflet·April 22, 2024

Calling for bridging the gap between public perception and ECI information on EVMs and VVPATs, SC reserves judgment

The Leaflet·April 21, 2024

Obiter dicta View More

Courtesy: S. Devika, a Chennai-based lawyer

Editor's Pick

Miriam Fozia Rahman

Advocate, Supreme Court of India

Resilience in robes: Women’s triumphs in legal practice

Yashwant Bhave

1972 batch Indian Administrative Service officer

On electoral bonds: Why is there something rather than nothing?

Flavia Agnes

women’s rights lawyer and founder of Majis Legal Centre

How gender-just is the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code?

OpinionView More

An analysis of how ill-managed the Covid pandemic was in India

Evita Das and Akshara·April 17, 2024

Law, order and discord: The Haldwani crisis

Ayesha Azka and Ammarah Ishaq·April 9, 2024

Legal pitfalls in combatting manual scavenging: A critical analysis

Nachiketh Patil·April 6, 2024

Pulling the judiciary towards the Constitution is not browbeating, pushing it away is

Indira Jaising·April 3, 2024

River water in the Indian context: Need for judicious use, conservation and management

Mohan V Katarki·April 2, 2024

Explainer

West Asian moves and countermoves: Challenges of them spinning out of control

Arun Kumar·April 16, 2024

Thailand’s ladyboy leitmotif hides a chequered history of LGBTQI rights

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·April 15, 2024

From transformation to dilution: The weakening of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act through judicial decisions

Dr Shivaraj Huchhanavar·April 14, 2024

Balancing secrecy and transparency: The scope of the RTI Act’s applicability to the CBI

Raunaq Bali·April 13, 2024

A ghost in the machine? On EVMs, democracy deficit and its constitutionality

Santosh Paul·April 12, 2024

Leaflet Specials View More

The Black Panther–Dalit Panther connection

Sridhar Pawar·April 14, 2024

Taking constitutional values to the grassroots

Sambhaji Bhagat·April 14, 2024

Complicating Indian feminism: Ambedkar and a birth control story

Urvi Desai·April 14, 2024

My Bhim comes and meets me dear bai…!

Sambhaji Bhagat·April 14, 2024

Resilience in robes: Women’s triumphs in legal practice

Miriam Fozia Rahman·March 8, 2024

Leaflet ReportsView More

Can campaigns for free elections be run during elections? Supreme Court issues directions

The Leaflet·April 20, 2024

Remains of the day: Exploring some ideas from ‘Article 32: History and the Future’

The Leaflet·April 18, 2024

No Smoking Day: India’s e-cigarette ban goes up in smoke as vape sale persists

Samiya Chopra·March 13, 2024

Expressing love for Pakistan and hatred for ending autonomy of Kashmir not a crime, rules SC

The Leaflet·March 7, 2024

Presidential assent to Lok Ayukta Act amendment weakens anti-corruption fight in Kerala

Rejimon Kuttappan·March 3, 2024

Why has news media regulator fined Times Now Navbharat and News18 India and warned Aaj Tak against religious stereotyping?

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·March 2, 2024

2024 ‘critical year’ for hate speech in India, warns new report

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·February 29, 2024

Leaflet InterviewsView More

Interview with Adila Hassim, counsel for South Africa versus Israel before the ICJ

Anand Grover·February 5, 2024

“Liberticidal laws have tightened government control over the media narrative in India,” RSF’s Célia Mercier

Arif Ayaz Parrey·January 26, 2024

Courage’s counsel: An interview with Bilkis Bano’s lawyer Shobha Gupta

Arif Ayaz Parrey·January 26, 2024

A Hard Year For Federalism— Part 4 of the interview with P.D.T. Achary

Aakritee Raj·January 16, 2024

A Hard Year For Federalism— Part 3 of the interview with P.D.T. Achary

Aakritee Raj·January 14, 2024

Videos & PodcastsView More

Law and Disorder: Episode 25

Manu Abhishek Bhardwaj·March 4, 2024

Law and Disorder: Episode 24

Manu Abhishek Bhardwaj·February 20, 2024

Law and Disorder: Episode 23

Manu Abhishek Bhardwaj·February 4, 2024

Law and Disorder: Episode 22

Manu Abhishek Bhardwaj·January 7, 2024

How did federalism fare in 2023? An exclusive interview with P.D.T. Achary

Aakritee Raj·December 31, 2023