Ananthakrishnan G. is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. He has been in the field for over 23 years, kicking off his journalism career as a freelancer in the late nineties with bylines in The Hindu. A graduate in law, he practised in the District judiciary in Kerala for about two years before switching to journalism. His first permanent assignment was with The Press Trust of India in Delhi where he was assigned to cover the lower courts and various commissions of inquiry....Read More
Ananthakrishnan G. is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. He has been in the field for over 23 years, kicking off his journalism career as a freelancer in the late nineties with bylines in The Hindu. A graduate in law, he practised in the District judiciary in Kerala for about two years before switching to journalism. His first permanent assignment was with The Press Trust of India in Delhi where he was assigned to cover the lower courts and various commissions of inquiry.
He reported from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India during his first stint with The Indian Express in 2005-2006. Currently, in his second stint with The Indian Express, he reports from the Supreme Court and writes on topics related to law and the administration of justice. Legal reporting is his forte though he has extensive experience in political and community reporting too, having spent a decade as Kerala state correspondent, The Times of India and The Telegraph. He is a stickler for facts and has several impactful stories to his credit.
Nov 25, 2017 04:18 IST
The court will hear appeals against the Allahabad High Court verdict dividing the 2.77-acre...
Sat, Nov 25, 2017
Nov 22, 2017 03:37 IST
As per the judges’ salary Acts, the Chief Justice of India currently draws a “salary” of Rs 1...
Wed, Nov 22, 2017
Nov 21, 2017 05:28 IST
Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of TMC-ruled West Bengal, spoke out against the protests and urged...
Tue, Nov 21, 2017
Nov 18, 2017 01:58 IST
Aadhaar relief for NRIs, PIOs, OCIs: Government agencies can now exempt those belonging to these...
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
Nov 17, 2017 04:53 IST
“Any film or drama or novel is creation of art. An artist has his own freedom to express himself...
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
Nov 15, 2017 21:02 IST
In 2006, a five-judge Constitution Bench had ruled that the state was not bound to provide...
Thu, Nov 16, 2017
Nov 15, 2017 05:45 IST
Medical college bribe case: The Supreme Court said “though it is true that no one is above the...
Wed, Nov 15, 2017
Nov 14, 2017 04:49 IST
Verdict today; bench asks if petition amounts to forum shopping,...
Tue, Nov 14, 2017
Nov 13, 2017 01:01 IST
The proposed change will enable the state governments in these places to designate a commercial...
Mon, Nov 13, 2017
Nov 11, 2017 04:57 IST
Lucknow Medical College bribe case: 5-judge bench overturns 2-judge bench order, spares Bhushan of...
Sat, Nov 11, 2017
Nov 10, 2017 04:36 IST
Two-judge bench sends case to a larger bench, issues notice to Centre and...
Fri, Nov 10, 2017
Nov 09, 2017 04:24 IST
During the hearing, the bench said “these are not matters to be taken up on the judicial side...
Thu, Nov 09, 2017Nov 04, 2017 02:51 IST
The court, however, refused to order an interim stay, saying all Aadhaar-related cases had already...
Sat, Nov 04, 2017
Nov 03, 2017 02:24 IST
“In urgent matters, it is the L-G who is given primacy... The executive power of the government...
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
Nov 02, 2017 05:15 IST
The Supreme Court also referred to a report submitted to it which said there were 1,581 criminal...
Thu, Nov 02, 2017
Nov 01, 2017 03:41 IST
The order marks a radical break from the practice, in which future prospects were considered only...
Wed, Nov 01, 2017
Oct 31, 2017 05:14 IST
Article 35A empowers the J&K legislature to define permanent residents of the...
Tue, Oct 31, 2017
Oct 24, 2017 04:50 IST
The Supreme Court indicated it may replace the word 'shall' with 'may' in the 2016 order, in which...
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
Oct 21, 2017 00:38 IST
Ranjit Kumar’s resignation comes four months after Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi put in his...
Sat, Oct 21, 2017
Oct 15, 2017 02:59 IST
To a question on why a judge should be treated any different from the Prime Minister or the...
Sun, Oct 15, 2017
Oct 14, 2017 04:21 IST
At one stage, the CJI even suggested ordering the Centre not to deport the refugees till the next...
Sat, Oct 14, 2017
Oct 12, 2017 04:12 IST
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which defines the offence of rape, has an exception clause...
Thu, Oct 12, 2017
Oct 11, 2017 04:25 IST
Shanbaug, a nurse at KEM Hospital in Mumbai, remained in a vegetative state for almost 42 years...
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
Oct 10, 2017 03:17 IST
The Supreme Court, which deferred the hearing to October 30, reiterated the question whether the...
Tue, Oct 10, 2017
Oct 10, 2017 03:05 IST
A three-judge bench, headed by Justice A K Sikri, upheld the November 11, 2016 Supreme Court order,...
Tue, Oct 10, 2017