Balancing popular desire for immediate justice with the principle of due process is a delicate act, especially when there is distrust against the system and frustrations at delays. The tensions…
Bail has to be rooted in the ordinariness of statutory remedies if it has to be consistent and fair. It cannot be that relief to undertrials must depend on the personal sense of a superior court…
Empathy, the ability to understand and share others’ hopes and struggles, is crucial for a judge to make fair decisions. It is essential for conflict resolution, understanding, and forming…
We need changes to strengthen the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 to fully protect all vulnerable women. The law must also take social imbalances and power differences at work into…
Evaluations of Karnataka’s dispute resolution policies of 2011 and 2021 reveal that the concept of “efficient and responsible litigation” has been missing while dealing with government cases. Yet,…
‘The new criminal justice laws mark an important moment in how independent India will function. It may herald a descent towards greater authoritarian tendencies and a nullifying of the judicial role…
The secrecy in drafting the bill to replace the Evidence Act is reminiscent of colonial legislation by committee. The lack of consultation has meant that the interpretative confusions in existing law…
The marriage equality verdict is a decisive break from the Supreme Court's rights-enhancing jurisprudence in the realm of gender. The new approach could adversely shape how the court approaches…
The Jan Vishwas Act, 2023 has amended 42 laws by decriminalising offences under them to improve the “ease of doing business”. While this would usually be a reason to celebrate, the legislation seems…
