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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Jun 16, 2021 04:17 IST
The three orders by the Delhi High Court are perhaps the first instance of a court calling out...
Wed, Jun 16, 2021
Jun 11, 2021 03:43 IST
With just 20 judges against a sanctioned strength of 53, the Patna High Court tops the list with 62...
Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Jun 08, 2021 01:44 IST
With at least five cameras in courts that will be positioned at different angles, a dedicated...
Tue, Jun 08, 2021
Jun 04, 2021 07:37 IST
In quashing the sedition case against journalist Vinod Dua, the SC referred to the Kedar Nath Singh...
Fri, Jun 04, 2021
May 28, 2021 12:29 IST
The order for house arrest was made as Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arjit...
Fri, May 28, 2021
May 25, 2021 03:55 IST
The Centre told the court that the vaccines for those above 45 were allocated to states on the...
Tue, May 25, 2021
May 18, 2021 13:20 IST
Cairn Energy is suing Air India in New York to seize its assets to enforce the $1.2 billion...
Thu, May 20, 2021
May 16, 2021 03:51 IST
Speaking at Idea Exchange from his Jodhpur home, in an interaction with The Indian Express...
Sun, May 16, 2021
May 07, 2021 03:19 IST
In case of the SC/ST quota, the President notifies the community concerned, in a single list...
Fri, May 07, 2021
May 06, 2021 04:20 IST
In its judgment striking down Maharashtra’s Maratha quota, a five-judge Constitution Bench was...
Fri, May 07, 2021
Apr 29, 2021 04:10 IST
SC has noted that ‘different manufacturers are quoting different prices’ for Covid-19 vaccines,...
Wed, May 05, 2021
Apr 23, 2021 05:10 IST
The High Courts have issued a slew of orders and made critical observations on the way the crisis...
Fri, Apr 23, 2021
Apr 21, 2021 04:16 IST
The Supreme Court’s ruling comes in the backdrop of it repeatedly underlining that several names...
Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Apr 20, 2021 03:36 IST
After the week-long break, when cases cannot be filed virtually, the court said that it will hear...
Tue, Apr 20, 2021
Apr 16, 2021 02:00 IST
Not a single woman judge has figured in the list of 48 Chief Justice of India including the CJI...
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
Apr 09, 2021 04:48 IST
If a consensus had emerged on a name in the five-member panel, it would have been the first...
Fri, Apr 09, 2021
Apr 08, 2021 11:34 IST
CJI Bobde’s call for the collegium meeting comes in the backdrop of an unending-impasse in the...
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Apr 08, 2021 04:28 IST
Judges say meeting not proper since President has appointed...
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Apr 08, 2021 03:25 IST
The Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI Bobde will now have to decide on whether Kirpal's name...
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
Apr 06, 2021 11:11 IST
As the 48th Chief Justice of India, Justice Ramana will have a tenure of over sixteen months —...
Wed, Apr 07, 2021
Mar 27, 2021 05:22 IST
According to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), a government platform monitoring judicial...
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Mar 27, 2021 01:46 IST
Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking to stay the sale of fresh electoral bonds ahead of...
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Mar 24, 2021 04:00 IST
“It is a Bill to steal the powers of an elected government and destroy democracy,” Leader of...
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Mar 18, 2021 03:18 IST
The minister said that the proposal would require amendments to existing laws and is “under the...
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Mar 13, 2021 04:46 IST
On Friday, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to respond to a plea challenging the Places of...
Tue, Mar 16, 2021