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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The Union Cabinet has cleared 21 years as the minimum marriage age for women, from 18 earlier. What...
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Dec 15, 2021 03:35 IST
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by Lok Sabha amid...
Wed, Dec 15, 2021
Dec 13, 2021 04:41 IST
🔴 Singhvi argued that there is a distinction between a game of chance and a game of skill, and...
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Dec 11, 2021 03:28 IST
The AIJS is a national-level recruitment process for district judges on the lines of the Union...
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Dec 09, 2021 04:00 IST
This is one of the several key incidents related to his career that has been brought to light by...
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Initiating the debate on the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of...
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Dec 08, 2021 01:11 IST
The constitutionality of AFSPA was challenged in the Supreme Court in 1997. What did the court say...
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Dec 02, 2021 01:22 IST
🔴 A Bench of Justices N J Jamadar and S S Shinde held that when a special court designated under...
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Nov 19, 2021 22:58 IST
Laws can be repealed in two ways — either through an ordinance, or through...
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Nov 17, 2021 17:57 IST
As he left for his new posting as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, he also said he was...
Wed, Nov 17, 2021
Nov 17, 2021 05:58 IST
As the senior-most judge in Madras HC, Justice Bhandari is likely to take charge as the acting...
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Nov 16, 2021 04:59 IST
The collegium reiterated its recommendations to appoint four advocates as judges of Delhi HC, three...
Tue, Nov 16, 2021
Nov 15, 2021 22:30 IST
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had recommended the transfer of...
Mon, Nov 15, 2021
Nov 15, 2021 21:02 IST
There has been a popular conjecture going around in legal circles that the delay in recommending...
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Nov 15, 2021 03:05 IST
On November 9, the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana made public...
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Nov 10, 2021 01:32 IST
The Collegium also recommended the transfer of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari from the Allahabad...
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Nov 05, 2021 01:14 IST
The idea of centralised recruitment of judges has been debated in legal circles for decades, and...
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Nov 01, 2021 01:37 IST
Sources said the Centre is likely to place the proposal on the agenda of a meeting scheduled in the...
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