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Bail hearings must be expedited. Delays and careless advocacy threaten fairness of a trial
November 18, 2025 7:04 pm
As per the latest statistics from the National Judicial Data Grid, roughly 2 lakh bail applications at the district court level and 1.63 lakh bail applications at the High Court level, along with approximately 7,000 criminal appeals at the Supreme Court level remain pending for disposal
Right to counsel is sacred. This is why Supreme Court’s verdict on the lawyer summons matter is important
November 03, 2025 4:22 pm
The lawyer’s duty is to defend. The state’s duty is to investigate. Neither may usurp the other
The other massive pendency in Indian courts: Why it can take years to obtain ‘execution petitions’
October 24, 2025 5:08 pm
The Supreme Court has expressed concern about a deep-rooted malaise in the judicial system, where people who have already spent years successfully fighting their cases are stuck in a second battle — to get what a court has held they are legally owed.
Sanjeev Sanyal's criticism of mandatory pre-institution mediation is misplaced. Mediation is not the problem, the system is
October 07, 2025 2:29 pm
His critique overlooks what truly slows Indian courts — infrastructure gaps and legal culture
Law, lies, and AI: When technology goes too far in the courtroom, everybody pays for it
October 01, 2025 3:00 pm
A petition filled with fabricated citations reveals the dangers of using AI without due diligence
One year of new criminal laws: The challenges of implementation
July 01, 2025 2:49 pm
At this juncture, several problems can be classified as teething issues, which can and must be rectified as early as possible. This requires a stocktaking and feedback mechanism that allows functionaries of the criminal justice system to communicate the challenges they face in real-time
In defence of court holidays
June 10, 2025 6:52 pm
Attributing the pendency crisis to judges’ vacations is both analytically lazy and empirically indefensible
Released at 104: Lakhan Pasi’s case shows us why we need people-centric courts
June 09, 2025 3:02 pm
It took 18 days for the release order to travel from the Allahabad High Court in Prayagraj to the Kaushambi jail where he was imprisoned. In a people-centric court, a release or a bail order would have been transferred in the blink of an eye
By re-erecting a gate, Supreme Court has put judicial service out of reach for many at the margins
May 24, 2025 1:43 pm
The Court’s decision to make three years of legal practice mandatory for those entering judicial service inadvertently shifts the judiciary’s entry gate further away from those whom it ought to draw in
Three-year minimum legal practice requirement narrows the path to judiciary, could also worsen pendency
May 21, 2025 6:53 pm
In its bid to ensure competence, the Supreme Court’s three-year practice mandate inadvertently reinforces structural inequities while doing little to address the deeper crisis within the judiciary
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Internal 'self-assessment' mechanism important in judiciary: PM Narendra Modi
April 05, 2015 3:01 pm
PM Narendra Modi said that while the judiciary is getting powerful, it is necessary that it also becomes 'perfect' to live up to the people’s expectations.
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