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Plea bargaining, a reform new criminal laws missed

May 11, 2026 6:58 am

One reason for this failure pertains to the stigma of conviction. A successful plea bargain under Section 294 of the BNSS yields a formal conviction

To reimagine justice, begin with rebuilding the courthouse

Is colonial architecture the hidden bottleneck in India's legal system?

April 12, 2026 11:37 pm

As Maharashtra, Assam, and Telangana plan new high court complexes, India faces a critical choice: continue ‘judicial slumisation’ or design for efficacy

The court ordered the deletion of the entire passage that characterised the amendment as a departure from constitutional principles about transgender rights.

‘By mistake’: Rajasthan High Court omits 3 paras in order rebuking Transgender Bill

April 03, 2026 5:55 pm

The Rajasthan High Court was hearing an application of the original petitioner Ganga Kumari, a trans woman, urging the court to discard the whole epilogue from the March 30 judgment.

We need a national mission for negotiated justice

March 25, 2026 8:58 am

Litigants need to understand that entering a plea bargain is not an admission of defeat nor an unfair deal but a wise tactical decision

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From ‘food committee’ to ‘boys club’: 3 generations of women lawyers reveal hidden barriers in India’s judiciary (watch video)

March 08, 2026 2:43 pm

On International Women’s Day, three generations of women from the legal profession reflected on the evolving realities of gender and justice in India’s courts.

‘An example of grit’: How a 24-year-old law topper is set to become Kerala’s first visually challenged woman judge

February 11, 2026 11:50 am

Thanya Nathan C topped her LLB batch at Kannur University, and began practising law under Advocate K G Sunilkumar in Taliparamba, Kannur.

Why India should bring back jury duty and introduce civil conscription

January 17, 2026 12:22 pm

If Indian nationalism is to mean anything beyond jingoism, it must be practised, not merely professed. Participation in the nation cannot be reduced to voting once every five years, after which citizenship recedes into passive spectatorship. Where is our skin in the game?

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

An execution petition is the legal tool used to implement a decree. It is the final and most crucial stage of a lawsuit.

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.

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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.