By Binny Yadav In a striking and unequivocal rebuke, the Orissa High Court recently sent a powerful message about personal res­ponsibility, the misuse of legal protections, and the true spirit of family law. The case of Bhupendra Singh Notey vs...

By Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal In July last year, Indian citizens were promised comprehensive protection from crime when the Criminal Procedure Code was renamed the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Quite frankly, renaming criminal procedure as “nagrik suraksha” is neither here...

By Prof Upendra Baxi For students of American governance, purportedly plenary Executive Orders (EO, hereafter) are not a new phenomenon at all—these are as old as the presidency of George Washington. They present the binding policy of the administration and...

By Dilip Bobb The backlog of cases in various courts, including the Supreme Court, has led to some disputes lasting 30 to 40 years—and in some cases, even longer. The oldest case is over 70 years old, and some have...