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 18, 2020 04:30 IST
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Fri, Dec 18, 2020
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Fri, Dec 18, 2020
Dec 17, 2020 02:11 IST
According to the recommendations, Justice S Muralidhar, the second senior-most judge of Punjab and...
Thu, Dec 17, 2020
Dec 16, 2020 08:40 IST
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Sat, Dec 12, 2020
Dec 12, 2020 02:35 IST
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Sat, Dec 12, 2020
Dec 11, 2020 04:15 IST
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Fri, Dec 11, 2020
Dec 09, 2020 01:26 IST
Justice Mittal became the first female Chief Justice of the High Court in August...
Wed, Dec 09, 2020
Dec 03, 2020 04:39 IST
What is the law on contempt of courts, and why is the consent of the Attorney General required to...
Wed, Dec 09, 2020
Dec 02, 2020 04:39 IST
The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, promulgated last...
Wed, Dec 02, 2020
Nov 17, 2020 04:38 IST
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the journalists' union, argued that the Supreme Court has...
Tue, Nov 17, 2020
Sep 11, 2020 04:08 IST
Any legislation that imposes a prior restraint on speech usually has the burden to show that the...
Sun, Sep 13, 2020
Sep 09, 2020 01:24 IST
The study found that consumption of cannabis accounted for 87 per cent of all arrests and...
Wed, Sep 09, 2020
Sep 06, 2020 11:26 IST
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Sun, Sep 13, 2020
Sep 05, 2020 02:30 IST
Amid disruptions caused by Covid-19, the Finance Minister has referred to an Act of God while...
Mon, Sep 07, 2020
Sep 01, 2020 05:15 IST
Hours after he was sentenced, Bhushan told a press conference that he would pay the fine, but he...
Tue, Sep 01, 2020
Aug 31, 2020 22:27 IST
To check the spread of COVID-19, many states and districts have issued guidelines mandating the use...
Sun, Sep 06, 2020
Aug 28, 2020 03:30 IST
Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the question whether SCs and STs should be...
Tue, Sep 01, 2020
Aug 26, 2020 05:15 IST
The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing of a 2009 contempt case against lawyer Prashant Bhushan...
Tue, Sep 01, 2020
Aug 22, 2020 04:31 IST
A scrutiny of the 10 cases involving free speech that came before the Supreme Court since January...
Sat, Aug 22, 2020
Aug 22, 2020 04:16 IST
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Mon, Aug 24, 2020
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Prashant Bhushan for contempt of court case: “A three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court of India...
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Aug 19, 2020 04:11 IST
The courts, however, have been averse to extending such reservation to public employment, as it...
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Aug 18, 2020 04:24 IST
Apart from seeking that the judgment be kept in abeyance, the statement urged the Supreme Court to...
Tue, Aug 18, 2020