Supreme Court Defamation as crimeV. VENKATESANThe judgment of the Supreme Court’s two-judge bench upholding defamation as a criminal offence is a setback to free speech jurisprudence.
Money trail Money power unpluggedV. VENKATESANThe Election Commission has put in place an elaborate mechanism, backed by law, to monitor and check the circulation of money to bribe voters, but it
T.S. Thakur's Tenure New look, old styleV. VENKATESANChief Justice of India T.S. Thakur’s tenure has so far drawn mixed responses from the Bar.
Interview: K.K. Venugopal ‘NCA not in conflict with basic structure’V. VENKATESANInterview with K.K. Venugopal, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court.
National Court of Appeal Case for appeal courtsV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court’s decision to hear a PIL petition seeking the establishment of a National Court of Appeal outside Delhi creates ripples in legal c
Legal Issues Legal questV. VENKATESANA petition pending in the Supreme Court since 2010 seeking appropriate directions to prevent atrocities in the name of “honour” and “tradition�
Reservation Legal onslaughtV. VENKATESANThe future of protective discrimination in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is under doubt, with the Supreme Court encouraging legal ch
Law on sedition Sedition vs free speechV. VENKATESANRecent instances of the law enforcers’ recourse to the law on sedition point to its inherent potential for abuse.
Gender Issues Renewed hopeV. VENKATESANDIVYA TRIVEDIThe Supreme Court’s decision to refer the curative petitions against its 2013 verdict re-criminalising consensual sex between two adults in private
Judicial intervention Supreme Court steps in, againV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court goads Central and State governments to respond to drought seriously.
Cover Story Of juveniles and justiceV. VENKATESANT.K. RAJALAKSHMIThe passage of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)Bill, 2015, in Parliament exposes the vulnerability of the system in the wake of
Interview: Justice V.N. Sinha ‘Prison inspection can open a can of worms’V. VenkatesanInterview with Justice V.N. Sinha, who commissioned the Bihar prison inspection.
Cover Story Judicial assertionV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court strikes down an amendment made by Parliament seeking to dilute judicial primacy in the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary
Eclipse and revivalV. VENKATESANDuring the hearing of the challenges to the 99th Constitution Amendment Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, the Supreme
Interview: Shekhar Hattangadi ‘Dramatic example of law vs religion’V. VenkatesanInterview with Shekhar Hattangadi, law professor and the maker of “Santhara: A Challenge to Indian Secularism?”
Media Threat to free speechV. VENKATESANThe show-cause notices issued to three television news channels by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry put the spotlight on the inherent potenti
Debating deathV. VENKATESANThe broad consensus on abolishing the death penalty at the Law Commission’s consultation with political leaders and eminent citizens augurs well for
In search of alternativesV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of restraints on the State government’s power to remit sentences
Governance Flawed & delayedV. VENKATESANThe Modi government’s choice of candidates to fill the long-pending vacancies in the Central Vigilance Commission and the Central Information Commi
Legal Issues Passport to crime?V.VENKATESANThe arguments for and against revoking Lalit Modi’s passport expose the loopholes in India’s legal framework that make it difficult to check whit
S.C/S.T. Bill A Bill in limboV. VENKATESANA piece of landmark legislation meant to fulfil Ambedkar’s vision of Dalit empowerment has been put into cold storage .
Legal aspect Class & classificationV. VENKATESANThe Kerala High Court’s decision to uphold the State government’s liquor policy limiting grant of bar licences to five-star hotels raises more que
Reservation Flawed readingV. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court misinterprets “historic injustice” while denying the benefits of reservation to some communities.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
