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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Jul 13, 2022 04:00 IST
Stressing a ‘pressing need’ for reform, the Supreme Court has called on the government to...
Sat, Jul 16, 2022
Jul 05, 2022 04:30 IST
The Bombay High Court currently has 57 judges against a sanctioned strength of 96 judges. At least...
Tue, Jul 05, 2022
Jul 02, 2022 00:07 IST
A vacation Bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala, while refusing to grant interim relief,...
Sat, Jul 02, 2022
Jun 29, 2022 00:37 IST
Maharashtra Shiv Sena crisis: In Monday's interim order on Shiv Sena rebels, the Supreme Court has...
Wed, Jun 29, 2022
Jun 24, 2022 20:51 IST
The landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade judgment that legalised abortion in the US has been struck down by...
Mon, Jun 27, 2022
Jun 23, 2022 00:56 IST
As the Maharashtra political crisis continues to play out, the Governor's powers under the...
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Jun 21, 2022 05:50 IST
Justice Chandrachud’s remarks on political engagement are significant as he is in line to be the...
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Jun 17, 2022 03:15 IST
“The directions in the case have not been followed by the state. There is an apparent violation...
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Jun 16, 2022 04:15 IST
Section 295A defines and prescribes a punishment for deliberate and malicious acts, intended to...
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Jun 13, 2022 03:52 IST
In many cases, notices are issued but the demolition is timed with a protest and a particular...
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Jun 13, 2022 03:47 IST
While 469 verdicts have been translated since the launch of the ambitious project in August 2018,...
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Jun 08, 2022 23:54 IST
Records say Justice Syed Waiz Mian will turn 62, age of retirement for HC judges, on January 5 next...
Thu, Jun 09, 2022
Jun 08, 2022 02:17 IST
“For any institution, introspection is necessary to overcome the drawbacks and to enhance...
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
Jun 03, 2022 04:20 IST
The Supreme Court has quashed petitions against construction around the Jagannath temple in Puri....
Fri, Jun 03, 2022
Jun 02, 2022 04:15 IST
The plea by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship Maa Shringar Gauri on the outer wall of...
Thu, Jun 02, 2022
May 31, 2022 10:40 IST
Nagral’s was the oldest recommendation pending with the government. The process began with the...
Tue, May 31, 2022
May 29, 2022 04:02 IST
Pending: advocate Abdul Hameed, former junior of Nalini Chidambaram; and leading criminal lawyer R...
Sun, May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022 04:00 IST
Days after the Babri Masjid demolition in December 1992, Hari Shankar Jain, a Lucknow-based...
Mon, Sep 12, 2022
May 27, 2022 22:34 IST
Transfers are often recommended in the “better administration of justice” but the collegium...
Fri, May 27, 2022
May 24, 2022 02:14 IST
District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Bharti had, on May 19, allowed revision of a lower court ruling,...
Tue, May 24, 2022
May 22, 2022 03:47 IST
The Shahi Idgah was built on the orders of Emperor Aurangzeb adjacent to the Krishna Janmasthal —...
Sun, May 22, 2022
May 20, 2022 11:54 IST
The site in Mathura where Lord Krishna is said to have been born, and where a mosque stands today,...
Sat, May 21, 2022
May 19, 2022 13:01 IST
The dispute essentially involves ownership of 13.37 acres of land which, the petitioners claim...
Fri, May 20, 2022
May 12, 2022 02:52 IST
Significant among those is the transfer of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice of...
Tue, May 17, 2022
May 12, 2022 02:02 IST
Supreme Court order on the sedition law: Although the court did not explicitly stay the provision...
Thu, May 12, 2022