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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
The real cause of delays in district courts
June 17, 2025 1:18 pm
Reorienting the public debate on reforms to crucial issues of judicial governance and away from the resource crunch narrative will be significant in tackling the root of the problem of delays in India’s district courts
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
What a common gendered phrase says about the persistence of sexism in law
May 20, 2025 5:18 pm
The saying, ‘The law is a jealous mistress’, was coined at a time when women were valued primarily for their beauty, sexuality and reproductive role. Those days are in the past, just as this aphorism should be
UPSC Ethics Simplified | What is the cornerstone of judicial integrity?
April 20, 2025 5:49 pm
From John Rawls to Thomas Fuller, thinkers have echoed the role of ethics in the house of justice. Nanditesh Nilay asks whether you can see its relevance in the context of contemporary issues—not just for your ethics paper, but for life itself.
Kapil Sibal is wrong — judiciary’s independence is not under threat
December 06, 2023 9:20 am
Sibal’s relationship with the Indian judiciary highlights the crucial need to respect the delicate balance between political advocacy and judicial independence
How the Opposition is firing at the Centre from the court’s shoulder
January 26, 2023 9:14 am
The games of politics and power will continue to be played, but institutions will continue to be the pillars of democracy in the country. By criticising an institution as robust as the judiciary, the Opposition is doing a great disservice to the nation
Courts should be last resort for dispute resolution: CJI N V Ramana
December 05, 2021 4:05 am
“My advice, after participating in the legal profession for over 40 years in different capacities, is that you must keep the option of going to courts as a last resort. Use this last resort only after exploring the option of ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution),” Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said.
After dance bar setback,ministers demand law & judiciary dept reform
April 09, 2014 5:07 pm
A group of senior ministers has urged CM Prithviraj Chavan to seriously review functioning of the law and judiciary department that has repeatedly let the government down.
State ready to set up HC bench in city: Govt to PBA
August 26, 2011 2:29 am
The state law and judiciary department has informed the Pune Bar Association (PBA) that it would need an approval from the chief justice of the Bombay High Court to set up a high court bench in the city.
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