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The inverted republic: Sanchar Saathi, SIM-binding and the risks of expanding State power over personal devices

These directives are emblematic of a governance posture that presumes citizens must be fully visible to the State, while the State remains opaque to the citizen.
Supreme Court, Religious Conversion

Conversion without escape: Caste beyond religion and the limits of equality

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court moved from evidentiary uncertainty to doctrinal certainty without examining the underlying assumption that caste ceases with conversion.
National Law University

Beyond political overwriting: The case for neutral nomenclature for National Law Universities

The furious political opposition it has produced is the greatest possible justification for why such titles should never have been used at the outset.
pharmacies

Patient versus patent: How Indian law enables affordable medicine production without patent law violation

The Indian model offers a blueprint for other developing nations striving to ensure that patents serve people, not profits.
Mediation

Mediation and the State: The real problem is not reluctance, but risk

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.
Family Court, New Delhi

A court by any other name

The perception remains that “gharelu mamlas” (household matters) can be “resolved” rather than adjudicated.
Courting Controversy by Nakul Dewan

[Courting Controversy] Dynamic injunctions v. digital whack-a-mole: Keeping up with online infringers

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

Justice beyond prosecution: The evolving role of the Enforcement Directorate

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

The quiet power of the cause list

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

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