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.
Nov 01, 2015 00:58 IST
The scam was exposed in 1992 following several irregularities in securities transactions and fund...
Sun, Nov 01, 2015
Oct 30, 2015 00:53 IST
A lawyer had undergone eye treatment in the US about 20 years ago and asked IT authorities to treat...
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
Oct 27, 2015 01:10 IST
In 1971, Maharashtra became the first state in the country to enact the Lokayukta Act....
Tue, Oct 27, 2015
Oct 24, 2015 01:30 IST
Court asks civic administration to take stringent action against street...
Sat, Oct 24, 2015
Oct 20, 2015 01:55 IST
The “unanimous” stand of all trustees forms part of a resolution passed by the dargah’s...
Tue, Oct 20, 2015
Oct 18, 2015 02:13 IST
The Punchayet or the BPP, established 343 years ago, is the supreme administrative body of the...
Sun, Oct 18, 2015
Oct 16, 2015 04:55 IST
Orders inquiry into conditions of jail in Mumbai, Yerawada prison in...
Fri, Oct 16, 2015
Oct 16, 2015 04:47 IST
Mundargi says rules will have to framed concerned with 'public entertainment' and 'public...
Fri, Oct 16, 2015
Oct 15, 2015 02:40 IST
Besides, he has also been a member of the Maharashtra Law Commission and has been practising as a...
Thu, Oct 15, 2015
Oct 14, 2015 01:27 IST
Court says lack of political will to address custodial deaths in...
Wed, Oct 14, 2015
Oct 09, 2015 01:33 IST
Judge rejected defence argument that since pure Hindi words were used in confessional statements it...
Fri, Oct 09, 2015
Oct 08, 2015 00:53 IST
The court further said a thorough investigation showed that Sadiq Israr Sheikh had indicated his...
Thu, Oct 08, 2015
Oct 07, 2015 01:41 IST
Prosecution shows three recordings on what happened before and after the...
Wed, Oct 07, 2015
Oct 06, 2015 01:57 IST
Incidentally, it was exactly five years ago on October 4, 2010, that they were attacked by their...
Tue, Oct 06, 2015
Oct 05, 2015 01:48 IST
The guidelines were made applicable from August 1 this year....
Mon, Oct 05, 2015
Oct 01, 2015 04:02 IST
Faisal was allegedly head of LeT’s Mumbai unit and was convicted for being a key financier of the...
Thu, Oct 01, 2015
Oct 01, 2015 00:21 IST
In the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts, seven RDX bombs had exploded in the first class coaches in many...
Thu, Oct 01, 2015
Sep 23, 2015 01:33 IST
The prosecution, meanwhile, began its arguments, saying the charges against the convicts were very...
Wed, Sep 23, 2015
Sep 22, 2015 02:05 IST
Need to differentiate between ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ and ‘absolute certainty’, says ...
Tue, Sep 22, 2015
Sep 19, 2015 00:32 IST
Recently, three petitions filed by city-based food merchants, traders and hoteliers had called...
Sat, Sep 19, 2015
Sep 17, 2015 00:34 IST
Court says it’s running out of patience; defence to resume arguments on...
Thu, Sep 17, 2015
Sep 16, 2015 04:09 IST
Akhtar, an accused in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts case, testified in the special MCOCA court as...
Wed, Sep 16, 2015
Sep 15, 2015 01:55 IST
While the charges under which the men are convicted include those attracting the maximum punishment...
Tue, Sep 15, 2015
Sep 15, 2015 01:37 IST
Each of the 12 convicts in the 7/11 blasts case pleaded for a minimum...
Tue, Sep 15, 2015Sep 12, 2015 02:02 IST
Merchant said he had argued for Wahid’s discharge at the time of framing of charges, but it was...
Sat, Sep 12, 2015