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The recent jhuggi demolitions in Delhi are built on a castle of distorted truths and factual overreach

The recent jhuggi demolitions in Delhi are built on a castle of distorted truths and factual overreach

Sushovan Patnaik

09 Jul 2025

14 min read

SC refuses to halt Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision, presses ECI to “consider” Aadhar, EPIC, ration cards too

SC refuses to halt Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision, presses ECI to “consider” Aadhar, EPIC, ration cards too

5 hours ago

4 min read

Bombay HC’s ruling that POSH does not apply to women advocates shows independence of legal profession should not become loophole

Bombay HC’s ruling that POSH does not apply to women advocates shows independence of legal profession should not become loophole

Monisha Chaudhary

10 Jul 2025

2 min read

If Elon and Trump were a gay couple in India, they’d be screwed (legally speaking, of course)

If Elon and Trump were a gay couple in India, they’d be screwed (legally speaking, of course)

10 Jul 2025

7 min read

Explainers

In the Andhra Pradesh HC’s recent decision on transgender women’s rights in marriage, a reaffirmation of their legal identity as women

In the Andhra Pradesh HC’s recent decision on transgender women’s rights in marriage, a reaffirmation of their legal identity as women

08 Jul 2025

5 min read

World Organization Against Torture flags India as “high risk” country for police torture: Some reflections

World Organization Against Torture flags India as “high risk” country for police torture: Some reflections

26 Jun 2025

5 min read

How provincial and princely politics around language and sovereignty shaped Indian Constitution’s making: A multi-part series

How provincial and princely politics around language and sovereignty shaped Indian Constitution’s making: A multi-part series

Asra Hamid Rashid

18 Jun 2025

8 min read

Madhya Pradesh’s death penalty proposal for forced conversions shuns the judiciary’s principled stand on both capital punishment and conversions

Madhya Pradesh’s death penalty proposal for forced conversions shuns the judiciary’s principled stand on both capital punishment and conversions

Shivam Kumar Singh

04 Jun 2025

5 min read

Opinion

Bombay HC’s ruling that POSH does not apply to women advocates shows independence of legal profession should not become loophole

Bombay HC’s ruling that POSH does not apply to women advocates shows independence of legal profession should not become loophole

Monisha Chaudhary

10 Jul 2025

2 min read

If Elon and Trump were a gay couple in India, they’d be screwed (legally speaking, of course)

If Elon and Trump were a gay couple in India, they’d be screwed (legally speaking, of course)

10 Jul 2025

7 min read

It is difficult to frame the US strikes on Iran as ‘collective self defence’ under international law

It is difficult to frame the US strikes on Iran as ‘collective self defence’ under international law

08 Jul 2025

5 min read

Eights years on, the structurally flawed GST has failed to achieve its goals

Eights years on, the structurally flawed GST has failed to achieve its goals

07 Jul 2025

6 min read

Reports

SC refuses to halt Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision, presses ECI to “consider” Aadhar, EPIC, ration cards too

SC refuses to halt Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision, presses ECI to “consider” Aadhar, EPIC, ration cards too

5 hours ago

4 min read

SC bench led by CJI Gavai takes suo motu cognizance of law enforcement agencies summoning lawyers in ongoing investigations

SC bench led by CJI Gavai takes suo motu cognizance of law enforcement agencies summoning lawyers in ongoing investigations

09 Jul 2025

3 min read

The recent jhuggi demolitions in Delhi are built on a castle of distorted truths and factual overreach

The recent jhuggi demolitions in Delhi are built on a castle of distorted truths and factual overreach

Sushovan Patnaik

09 Jul 2025

14 min read

‘Will disenfranchise lakhs of voters’: ADR challenges ECI’s Special Electoral Roll Revision in Bihar

‘Will disenfranchise lakhs of voters’: ADR challenges ECI’s Special Electoral Roll Revision in Bihar

05 Jul 2025

4 min read

Interviews

“State has completely hijacked the issues of Muslim women and polarised it”: Interview with feminist activist Hasina Khan, of Bebaak Collective

“State has completely hijacked the issues of Muslim women and polarised it”: Interview with feminist activist Hasina Khan, of Bebaak Collective

15 Mar 2025

12 min read

India's pharmaceutical regulation crisis: An interview with Prashant Reddy

India's pharmaceutical regulation crisis: An interview with Prashant Reddy

25 Dec 2024

6 min read

The political economy of law: An interview with Sanjoy Ghose

The political economy of law: An interview with Sanjoy Ghose

07 Dec 2024

10 min read

What does the law say on the US Adani bribery case?

What does the law say on the US Adani bribery case?

22 Nov 2024

7 min read

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