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Drugs

Beyond drug seizures: Why tracing proceeds of crime is critical to India’s fight against narcotics

India’s success in curbing drugs is not only dependent on the amount of drugs confiscated, but also its capacity to break down the financial infrastructure that supports the organised drug trade.
Supreme Court, Waqf Amendment Act

UMEED portal and the crisis of trust: Why only 27% of India's waqf properties got registered

When the state has registered only 1,083 deeds on its own portal - out of 8.72 lakh properties - and now demands that communities prove their properties are not government land, the asymmetry of power ...
CLAT reforms

From paper leaks to data leaks: Why CLAT must choose integrity over inertia

If CLAT itself appears arbitrary or compromised, what lesson does it give to future lawyers?
Tryst with the Constitution: Swapnil Tripathi

[Tryst with the Constitution] Student protests: A fitting case for a suo motu intervention by the Supreme Court

Precedents demonstrate that allegations of police excess have historically been regarded as matters warranting immediate judicial scrutiny.
Justice

The illusion of justice: Corruption at every level of the criminal justice process

Unless technology, transparency and accountability are integrated into every stage of the criminal process, the promise of justice will remain inaccessible to many who need it most.
Contracts

Why I stopped drafting contracts like fortresses

A contract written to win everything is very often the one that cannot survive its first real fight.
BCI, Senior Advocates

Commonwealth training models for Senior Counsel: What the BCI can actually use

India, by comparison, has no CPD or CLE requirement of any kind for practising Indian advocates, senior or otherwise.
Women Seniors Delhi High Court

Meet the 11 newly designated women Senior Advocates of Delhi High Court

We spoke to the newly designated women Senior Advocates of the Delhi High Court about the cases they have handled, the roadblocks they have faced, their inspirations, and how they plan to pay it forwa ...
Legal Notes by Arvind Datar

Legal Notes by Arvind Datar: Governments must speak with one voice

It often happens that one department of the government may announce a policy that grants benefits and concessions, but another takes a contrary stand.
Delhi Gymkhana Club

When the lessor comes knocking: Termination of perpetual leases and due process

Disputes over Delhi’s leasehold properties underscore a fundamental constitutional truth: the State is bound by the very laws and agreements it creates.
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