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Manish Tewari | The golden mean of judicial oversight

Manish Tewari | The golden mean of judicial oversight

While the Indian judiciary is widely respected for its role in upholding constitutional principles, the lack of an...

5 April 2025 6:50 PM

Nayanatara Roy | Re-imagining Indian federalism

Nayanatara Roy | Re-imagining Indian federalism

Yet we retained Preventive Detention in our Constitution. Today we have a situation in which the Supreme Court has ruled...

5 April 2025 11:37 AM

AA Edit | Courts must not delay bail cases

AA Edit | Courts must not delay bail cases

The Supreme Court being the custodian of the fundamental rights has interpreted the Article that guarantees protection...

7 March 2025 5:54 PM

Out-of-court litigation is expected to help reduce the burden on courts in a country where over 3 crore cases are pending.

India's Legal Logjam

In absence of enforceability of law, liberty becomes obsolete.

22 Oct 2017 12:20 AM

President Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: PTI)

Don't disturb separation of powers, says President

The President said it is upto the higher judiciary to mentor and encourage the lower judiciary.

26 Nov 2017 6:56 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a petition seeking disqualification of AAP MLA Surendra Singh as a lawmaker. (Photo: PTI)

Need more women, SC, OBC judges, says Ram Nath Kovind

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra rejected the perception that there was judicial activism in...

25 Nov 2017 8:27 PM

Interestingly, this is not the first time that the Narendra Modi government has decided to promote nationalism among University students.

Students to take Constitution lessons

A copy of the Preamble to the Constitution of India and Fundamental Duties of Indian Citizens have also been attached...

25 Nov 2017 1:23 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference after releasing white paper on completing six months in office, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Yogi's stand is at odds with the Constitution

Among CMs, Yogi Adityanath has a special place with the RSS-BJP.

15 Nov 2017 7:03 PM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addresses at a conference on Role of Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factory Boards in Supporting Central Armed Forces organised by the Department of Defence Production at DRDO Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

No Kashmir policy, still

Article 370 of India's Constitution is under challenge in the Supreme Court.

23 Sept 2017 6:36 PM

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi addresses the inaugural function of Constitution Day celebrations, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Not heeding advice of Constitution will result in descent into chaos:...

CJI said success of working of Constitution does not depend on its nature and would rather depend on 'people who work...

27 Nov 2018 3:25 AM

Shashi Tharoor

Constitution, Deen Dayal can't go together: Tharoor

Mr Tharoor said Upadhyay believed the Constitution rests on the flawed premise that the nation is a territory of India...

28 Jan 2018 7:45 PM

Shashi Tharoor

Constitution and Upadhyay cannot go together: Shashi Tharoor to Modi

Tharoor said there was a dire need for Hindus to stand up and recognise what was being done 'in their name' and speak...

28 Jan 2018 1:25 PM