Law

Is this the end to illegal coaching centres?

Nancy Mahavir Sharma - August 18, 2026

In a residential neighbourhood of Jaipur, coaching centres have been running for years in buildings meant for homes. Students arrive in large numbers, traffic...

How the Supreme Court decides what is essential in Hinduism

Nancy Mahavir Sharma - July 30, 2026

On a cool September evening in 2018, outside the Sabarimala hill shrine in Kerala, a line of policemen stood between two crowds that would...

The Ayodhya verdict was not based on religion, but on evidence

Nancy Mahavir Sharma - July 14, 2026

Every year on 6 December, many claim that the Ayodhya Temple verdict was delivered on the basis of religion rather than facts. The assertion itself...

Dignity is the least we expect from judges

Tushar Malhotra - June 10, 2026

Tell me, what can happen if, as a young advocate, a bundle of files gets dropped from your hands while a hearing is going...

West Bengal SIR judgement may not favour Mamata

Nancy Mahavir Sharma - May 15, 2026

In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...

Why the Supreme Court should have addressed the issue of ‘fake’ SC certificates

Rituraj Kumar - April 28, 2026

I'm happy that the Supreme Court has reinstated its previous stance that if anyone from the SC community converts, he/she cannot file a case...

Where the petitioners fell flat in the Bihar SIR case

Nancy Mahavir Sharma - March 18, 2026

In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...

Right to life seems to be out for a toss

Uday Bhadoriya - March 5, 2026

Last month, I was attending the second day of the Delhi University Literature Festival with my junior when a frantic call shattered the afternoon....

Supreme Court’s decision on Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam strengthens Indian democracy

Sanhita Pandey and Koushik Upadhyay - February 11, 2026

Every constitutional democracy is defined by its ability to preserve principled distinctions inter dissentum et subversionem, between dissent and disruption; inter protestationem et provocationem,...

Tracing India’s special intensive revision

Nancy Mahavir Sharma - January 21, 2026

In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...

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