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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Aug 16, 2021 04:15 IST
The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Mon, Aug 16, 2021
Aug 14, 2021 04:15 IST
On October 15, 2019, the Supreme Court collegium, then headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan...
Sat, Aug 14, 2021
Aug 12, 2021 04:10 IST
With Justice Nariman’s retirement, the Supreme Court will have only 25 judges against a...
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Aug 12, 2021 03:41 IST
Leader of the House Piyush Goel said that despite the efforts of Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah...
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Aug 10, 2021 02:43 IST
An expanded three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana,...
Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Jul 28, 2021 04:10 IST
Project Pegasus: The West Bengal government’s move appointing a committee first could force the...
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Jul 23, 2021 04:10 IST
Communication surveillance in India takes place primarily under two laws — the Telegraph Act,...
Tue, Aug 03, 2021
Jul 19, 2021 04:05 IST
The Supreme Court is set to begin hearing a challenge to a provision in Hindu personal law that...
Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Jul 18, 2021 02:39 IST
Apurva Vishwanath writes: The latest examination will be its most significant and comes at a time...
Sun, Jul 18, 2021
Jul 16, 2021 04:12 IST
In its final report on the alleged post-poll violence, submitted to the Calcutta High Court on July...
Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Jul 11, 2021 03:42 IST
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta found himself in a political muddle last week over his alleged...
Sun, Jul 11, 2021
Jul 10, 2021 03:09 IST
Cairn Energy has reportedly won a French court order authorising freezing of Indian properties in...
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Jul 09, 2021 02:37 IST
“Although I have a law degree, I have done my LLB from Campus Law Centre…but I don’t have...
Fri, Jul 09, 2021
Jul 08, 2021 04:12 IST
Born in Jodhpur in 1970, Vaishnaw served as District Collector in Balasore and Cuttack, and played...
Thu, Jul 08, 2021
Jul 06, 2021 04:21 IST
The UAPA, enacted in 1967, was strengthened by the Congress-led UPA government in 2008 and 2012....
Fri, Jul 09, 2021
Jul 03, 2021 04:10 IST
Tushar Mehta confirmed that Adhikari had visited his residence on Thursday, but denied that he had...
Sat, Jul 03, 2021
Jul 02, 2021 04:12 IST
With the review plea dismissed, the Centre can now move a curative writ petition, the last legal...
Fri, Jul 02, 2021
Jul 01, 2021 01:25 IST
While mandating guidelines to provide ex gratia, the bench declined to specify the amount of...
Thu, Jul 01, 2021
Jun 30, 2021 01:00 IST
The court also pulled up the Centre for the delay in setting up a national web portal to register...
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Jun 28, 2021 12:08 IST
K K Venugopal took over as the 15th Attorney General for India on July 1, 2017, succeeding senior...
Mon, Jun 28, 2021
Jun 27, 2021 04:02 IST
In its affidavit, the Centre said that based on supply estimates, it estimates 51.6 crore...
Sun, Jun 27, 2021
Jun 27, 2021 04:00 IST
Speaking at the virtual launch of Anomalies in Law and Justice, a book authored by Justice...
Sun, Jun 27, 2021
Jun 24, 2021 04:31 IST
Tirath Singh Rawat, sworn in on March 10 as a surprise pick of the BJP state legislature party, has...
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
Jun 23, 2021 04:00 IST
When there is a conflict of interest, a judge can withdraw from hearing a case to prevent creating...
Wed, Jun 23, 2021
Jun 19, 2021 21:14 IST
Tripura High Court, in a significant verdict, discovered that an oversight in drafting the 2014...
Thu, Jun 24, 2021