Aamir Khan is the Head-Legal Project for Indian Express Digital, based in New Delhi. With over 14 years of professional experience, Aamir's background as a legal professional and a veteran journalist allows him to bridge the gap between complex judicial proceedings and public understanding....Read More
Aamir Khan is the Head-Legal Project for Indian Express Digital, based in New Delhi. With over 14 years of professional experience, Aamir's background as a legal professional and a veteran journalist allows him to bridge the gap between complex judicial proceedings and public understanding.
ExpertiseSpecialized Legal Authority: Aamir holds an LLB from CCS University, providing him with the formal legal training necessary to analyze constitutional matters, statutes, and judicial precedents with technical accuracy.
Experience
Press Trust of India (PTI): Served as News Editor, where he exercised final editorial judgment on legal stories emerging from the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts for the nation's primary news wire.
Bar and Bench: As Associate Editor, he led the vanguard of long-form legal journalism, conducting exclusive interviews and producing deep-dive investigative series on the most pressing legal issues of the day.
Foundational Reporting: His expertise is built on years of "boots-on-the-ground" reporting for The Indian Express (Print) and The Times of India, covering the legal beats in the high-intensity hubs of Mumbai and Delhi.
Multidisciplinary Academic Background: * LLB, CCS University.
PG Diploma in Journalism (New Media), Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), Chennai.
BSc in Life Sciences and Chemistry, Christ College, Bangalore—an asset for reporting on environmental law, patent litigation, and forensic evidence.
Dec 11, 2014 01:47 IST
The will, according to the witness, was read in Thackeray’s bedroom, around seven to 10 days...
Thu, Dec 11, 2014Nov 27, 2014 04:29 IST
Unhappy with the state’s response, HC said that the aspect of advertisement and wide publicity...
Thu, Nov 27, 2014Nov 26, 2014 00:49 IST
Shinde conceded that a policy revision was needed and said modern weaponry was being made available...
Wed, Nov 26, 2014Nov 25, 2014 02:47 IST
Muharram marks the anniversary of the battle of Karbala in which Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson...
Tue, Nov 25, 2014
Nov 25, 2014 02:40 IST
Abbas Kazmi, who first took up Kasab’s case, had not reckoned the backlash he would...
Tue, Nov 25, 2014
Nov 23, 2014 02:43 IST
HC asked Commissioners of Mumbai and Thane to consider this aspect “seriously” and follow the...
Sun, Nov 23, 2014
Nov 19, 2014 03:29 IST
The court also directed the state government to appoint a special public prosecutor, assisted by a...
Wed, Nov 19, 2014Nov 19, 2014 00:45 IST
According to Chidambaram, the best way to deal with the issue was to put the 52,000 units of equity...
Wed, Nov 19, 2014
Nov 18, 2014 21:31 IST
Proceedings were lit up with the appearance of former Finance Minister and Senior Counsel P...
Wed, Nov 19, 2014
Nov 14, 2014 12:43 IST
The judges have also said those reservations already given will not be...
Sat, Nov 15, 2014Nov 14, 2014 03:40 IST
The court was hearing a PIL filed by journalist Nikhil Wagle, that had sought enhancement of the...
Fri, Nov 14, 2014Nov 13, 2014 12:06 IST
The passport authorities told the HC that there was a separate form available for minor children of...
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
Nov 13, 2014 11:42 IST
He has spent nearly 16 years in prison, first in Mauritius, then in...
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
Nov 10, 2014 05:15 IST
The HC ordered the the District Legal Services Committees of Maharashtra to enroll students from...
Mon, Nov 10, 2014
Nov 07, 2014 10:28 IST
Jethmalani said the HC division bench judgment is binding on the single judge and applies to the...
Fri, Nov 07, 2014Oct 30, 2014 04:36 IST
The passport authority had told the petitioner that her step-father’s name could not be entered...
Thu, Oct 30, 2014Oct 29, 2014 00:43 IST
NMMC had suspended their registrations after discovering...
Wed, Oct 29, 2014Oct 26, 2014 00:39 IST
The HC said there was no case of any suspected impersonation as the students were entitled to...
Sun, Oct 26, 2014
Oct 19, 2014 19:50 IST
Patel managed to retain his seat even though the next best candidate of BJP, Atul Shah, put up a...
Sun, Oct 19, 2014Oct 19, 2014 03:51 IST
The application said the authority flouted the 2006 Environment Impact Assessment...
Sun, Oct 19, 2014Oct 17, 2014 01:38 IST
Nationalised banks have not complied with the Banking Regulation Act,...
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
Oct 15, 2014 00:30 IST
Desai also said that when Chavan’s relatives had applied for membership in the society, he was...
Wed, Oct 15, 2014
Oct 08, 2014 03:48 IST
The 2011 serial explosions in Opera Bazaar, Zaveri Bazaar and Dadar (west) had left 26 people dead...
Wed, Oct 08, 2014Oct 01, 2014 10:49 IST
The SC was told by the ECI that attaching VVPAT units with all EVMs would require Rs 1,690...
Wed, Oct 01, 2014
Sep 29, 2014 03:12 IST
The court was acting on an anticipatory bail plea of a man whose wife accused him and his father of...
Mon, Sep 29, 2014