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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Dec 22, 2022 04:12 IST
In a notification issued December 19, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Justice...
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Dec 21, 2022 01:57 IST
The Budget was not brought about seriously or there was gross mismanagement of the economy, says...
Wed, Dec 21, 2022
Dec 17, 2022 06:47 IST
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has said people feel that long vacations taken by courts is inconvenient...
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Dec 13, 2022 22:24 IST
This is the first set of recommendations by the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY...
Wed, Dec 14, 2022
Dec 12, 2022 03:34 IST
The findings echo Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud’s call to lawmakers to address the...
Mon, Dec 12, 2022
Dec 11, 2022 04:11 IST
Unlike his predecessors, Kiren Rijiju, despite his law degree, has never been counted as a part of...
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Nov 30, 2022 04:25 IST
Nine pending since first sent; of the 10 returned, five were for Allahabad...
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
Nov 26, 2022 04:16 IST
Approves elevation of 2 advocates, 6 judicial officers to Rajasthan High...
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
Nov 24, 2022 22:03 IST
Significantly, the Collegium has not recommended the transfer of Justice Nikhil Kariel, Judge of...
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Nov 22, 2022 02:11 IST
Lawyers in the Gujarat HC have been abstaining from work since November 17 to protest against the...
Tue, Nov 22, 2022
Nov 20, 2022 02:38 IST
On Monday, representatives of the Gujarat Bar are expected to meet CJI Chandrachud over the...
Sun, Nov 20, 2022
Nov 12, 2022 04:14 IST
‘Keeping names on hold… a device to compel persons to withdraw...
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
Nov 08, 2022 07:00 IST
The 103rd amendment delinked the need for class-based reservations from “inadequacy of...
Tue, Nov 08, 2022
Nov 08, 2022 05:00 IST
Apurva Vishwanath breaks down the contents of the four separate judgments into the key issues they...
Tue, Nov 08, 2022
Nov 06, 2022 15:46 IST
Two important cases, ‘Romesh Thappar’ and ‘Brij Bhushan’, led to the amendment that...
Wed, Nov 09, 2022
Oct 27, 2022 06:30 IST
Apart from levying a total fine of over Rs 2,000 crore, the anti-trust body has issued a slew of...
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
Oct 12, 2022 06:15 IST
During Justice Chandrachud's two-year tenure, the collegium he will head will potentially make as...
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
Oct 12, 2022 04:28 IST
Justice D Y Chandrachud is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court. If appointed as the...
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Oct 12, 2022 03:10 IST
Justice P B Varale of the Bombay HC has been appointed Chief Justice of the Karnataka HC. The HC...
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Oct 10, 2022 13:08 IST
This comes even as the impasse in the Collegium continues with two of its five members opposing a...
Tue, Oct 11, 2022
Oct 07, 2022 10:14 IST
If recommended as per procedure, Justice Chandrachud, most senior SC judge, will have a two-year...
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
Oct 07, 2022 03:51 IST
Suryadevara, a Joint Director in Prasar Bharati, was appointed Officer on Special Duty at the rank...
Fri, Oct 07, 2022
Oct 05, 2022 04:15 IST
The two judges, however, are firm that the process of “holding a Collegium meeting by...
Thu, Oct 06, 2022
Sep 30, 2022 12:58 IST
The collegium recommended the transfer of Orissa HC Chief Justice S Muralidhar as the Chief Justice...
Fri, Sep 30, 2022
Sep 30, 2022 04:14 IST
The ruling clarified that its interpretation only applies to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy...
Fri, Sep 30, 2022