Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news

Whether the police's Section 163 order ultimately survives scrutiny will depend on the State's justification and the Court's application of proportionality.

Indian law still lacks a dedicated statutory framework allocating liability and compensation for harms caused by government algorithmic decision-making.

A recognition of what happens when emergency powers outlast the emergencies they were designed to address.

Those lawyers who have contributed to strengthening democratic institutions are remembered because of the influence and impact that extends beyond individual achievements.

Despite decades of struggling with high pendency, successive governments have failed to implement any meaningful reform to address the underlying systemic issues.

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.

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 ...

If CLAT itself appears arbitrary or compromised, what lesson does it give to future lawyers?

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

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.