Apurva Vishwanath is the National Legal Editor at The Indian Express, where she leads the organization’s coverage of the Indian judiciary, constitutional law, and public policy. A law graduate with a B.A., LL.B (Hons) from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Apurva brings over a decade of specialized experience to her reporting. She is an authority on judicial appointments and the Supreme Court Collegium, providing critical analysis of the country’s legal landscape....Read More
Apurva Vishwanath is the National Legal Editor at The Indian Express, where she leads the organization’s coverage of the Indian judiciary, constitutional law, and public policy. A law graduate with a B.A., LL.B (Hons) from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Apurva brings over a decade of specialized experience to her reporting. She is an authority on judicial appointments and the Supreme Court Collegium, providing critical analysis of the country’s legal landscape.
Before joining The Indian Express in 2019, she honed her expertise at The Print and Mint.
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Thu, Feb 09, 2023
Feb 04, 2023 17:18 IST
Law Minister confirms appointments by President, greets incoming...
Sun, Feb 05, 2023
Feb 02, 2023 22:44 IST
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Fri, Feb 03, 2023
Feb 01, 2023 04:10 IST
The Collegium’s fresh recommendation comes even as the five previous recommendations for...
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
Jan 31, 2023 20:15 IST
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Wed, Feb 01, 2023
Jan 30, 2023 04:15 IST
The report will be released on Monday by Project 39A, a criminal reforms advocacy group with the...
Mon, Jan 30, 2023
Jan 24, 2023 14:11 IST
On January 19, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had...
Wed, Jan 25, 2023
Jan 24, 2023 04:13 IST
Speaking at an event at the Tiz Hazari courts in Delhi, the Law Minister also said that he has...
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Jan 23, 2023 04:15 IST
The Law Minister’s comments came days after the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice...
Mon, Jan 23, 2023
Jan 20, 2023 04:12 IST
The most detailed Collegium statement is in the case of senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal, who if...
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Jan 20, 2023 01:20 IST
On November 25, the Centre returned at least 19 names that were recommended by the Collegium,...
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Jan 17, 2023 05:14 IST
Rijiju’s “suggestion” to the CJI comes in the backdrop of an ongoing tussle between the...
Tue, Jan 17, 2023
Jan 12, 2023 13:35 IST
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar criticised the Supreme Court for using the Basic Structure Doctrine...
Wed, Apr 26, 2023
Jan 10, 2023 22:55 IST
On Tuesday, the Collegium also recommended Judicial Officers Aribam Guneshwar Sharma and Golmei...
Wed, Jan 11, 2023
Jan 10, 2023 04:10 IST
The Ministry's Department of Justice is learnt to have made a presentation in this regard before...
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Jan 06, 2023 16:38 IST
As of January 2, the Bombay, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madras and Tripura high courts have...
Fri, Jan 06, 2023
Jan 05, 2023 04:13 IST
The court, extending free speech against private citizens, opens up a range of possibilities in...
Sat, Jan 14, 2023
Jan 05, 2023 04:10 IST
Several affected residents have claimed that they have documents showing that their houses were...
Thu, Jan 05, 2023
Jan 03, 2023 07:00 IST
The Supreme Court identified six issues in the challenge to the government’s demonetisation...
Tue, Jan 03, 2023
Jan 03, 2023 04:25 IST
The majority ruling by four judges accepts all contentions of the Centre: from who can initiate the...
Tue, Jan 03, 2023
Dec 29, 2022 20:51 IST
As per Census 2011, 45.36 crore or 37% of population are...
Fri, Dec 30, 2022
Dec 29, 2022 07:00 IST
On December 27, both Houses of the Maharashtra Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to support a...
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Dec 27, 2022 18:06 IST
2001 Census will be basis; poll panel bans new administrative units from January...
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District court seeks report and map of complex by next hearing on January...
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