Law The case of Umar Khalid: how public debate has got it wrong
Personal liberty, in any democracy, is not a favour the government hands out to its citizens. It is a basic right that the state is...
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Law Is this the end to illegal coaching centres?
In a residential neighbourhood of Jaipur, coaching centres have been running for years in buildings meant for homes. Students arrive in large numbers, traffic clogs...
Law How the Supreme Court decides what is essential in Hinduism
On a cool September evening in 2018, outside the Sabarimala hill shrine in Kerala, a line of policemen stood between two crowds that would not...
Law The Ayodhya verdict was not based on religion, but on evidence
Every year on 6 December, many claim that the Ayodhya Temple verdict was delivered on the basis of religion rather than facts. The assertion itself...
Law Dignity is the least we expect from judges
Tell me, what can happen if, as a young advocate, a bundle of files gets dropped from your hands while a hearing is going on?...
Law West Bengal SIR judgement may not favour Mamata
* In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...
Law Why the Supreme Court should have addressed the issue of ‘fake’ SC certificates
I’m happy that the Supreme Court has reinstated its previous stance that if anyone from the SC community converts, he/she cannot file a case under...
Law Where the petitioners fell flat in the Bihar SIR case
* In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...
Law Right to life seems to be out for a toss
Last month, I was attending the second day of the Delhi University Literature Festival with my junior when a frantic call shattered the afternoon. Over...
Law Supreme Court’s decision on Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam strengthens Indian democracy
Every constitutional democracy is defined by its ability to preserve principled distinctions inter dissentum et subversionem, between dissent and disruption; inter protestationem et provocationem, between...
