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Not every dispute is suited for mediation and the system must retain the ability to distinguish between cases that can be settled and those that must be adjudicated.

The perception remains that “gharelu mamlas” (household matters) can be “resolved” rather than adjudicated.

A recent case underscores a striking legal paradox between the principles of traditional infringement law and the realities of the online world.

An institution once perceived largely through the prism of coercive authority now appears to be evolving towards a greater institutional role.

Something so temporary, living only for a day, continues to play a lasting role in the journey of justice.

Middling isn’t fun because you’re not main counsel – not even second counsel at times, and you’re also not the briefing counsel.

How should the legal system approach the transfer of exceptionally large estates from one generation to the next?

The Consumer Protection Act should be amended to recognise taxpayers as consumers of governmental services, even if only in cases of service delivery failures.

The layered architecture of cryptocurrencies reveals that the technology was deliberately built to function without the intermediaries on which existing regulatory frameworks depend.

The amount of effort the candidates put in to contest the Karnataka Bar Council election was inversely proportional to the respect shown to the candidates by the voter base of advocates.