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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett walks back after a break on Capitol Hill to continue her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Wash...

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Retired German tennis player Boris Becker, foreground, arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, after being declared bankrupt and accused of not complying with obligatio...

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks at the court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A court has sentenced Najib to serve 12 years in prison after finding him guilty in...

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Swapna Suresh (in black), one of the two accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, arrives for a medical check-up at Ernakulam Government General Hospital, in Kochi. Two accused i...

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, wearing a face mask with his supporters arrives at courthouse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Najib arrived for a verdict in the fir...

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Amber Heard arrives at the High Court, in London. Amber Heard started Monday to give evidence at the High Court in London as part of Johnny Depp’s libel case against The Sun over...

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Actor Johnny Depp, second right, leaves the High Court in London.

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Actress Amber Heard, center, leaves the High Court in London. Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of hitting him with a haymaker punch during an altercation near the end of their volat...

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Senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh arrives to appear before a special CBI court in connection with the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case, in Lucknow.

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Acharya Dharmendra Dev arrives to present himself at a special court in connection with Babri Masjid demolition case, in Lucknow.

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Philonise Floyd, a brother of George Floyd, reacts as he describes the pain of losing his brother as he testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed changes to ...

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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari along with CM Uddhav Thackeray and new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Dipankar Datta during the swearing-in ceremony at Rajbhava...

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New Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Dipankar Datta wearing face mask amid COVID-19 outbreak sits along with his family members during his oath ceremony at Rajbhavan ...

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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari (L) and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray being thermally scanned in the view of COVID-19 outbreak as they arrive for the swearing-in cerem...

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (L) greets the newly sworn-in Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Dipankar Datta during his oath ceremony at Rajbhavan in Mum...

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Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari (C) and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (L) with the newly sworn-in Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Dipankar Datta (R) at ...

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Justice Biswanath Somadder takes oath as the ninth Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, in Shillong

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Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal (L) administers the oath of office to to Justice Mohammad Rafiq (R) as the new Chief Justice of the High Court of Odisha, during the nationwide lo...

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Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Ravi Shankar Jha administers the oath of office to Justice S Muralidhar (R) as Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge, in Chand...

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Nirbhaya's parents along with Advocate Jitendra Kumar Jha leave from Supreme Court, in New Delhi.

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‘If People Are So Against Sedition Law, Why Wasn’t It Scrapped In All These Years?’

Ranbir Singh, head of the committee for reforms in criminal laws, talks to Outlook about criticisms of its functioning and the scope of reforms.

Oct 07, 2020

| Preetha Nair
‘It Should Have Been Given To The Law Commission’

Former Supreme Court judge Madan B. Lokur talks to Outlook about his apprehensions about the five-member committee constituted to review criminal laws.

Oct 07, 2020

| Preetha Nair
Old Law Machine Seeks A New Engine

An MHA-appointed committee reviewing criminal laws triggers fears that it may lead to more curtailing of rights

Oct 07, 2020

| Preetha Nair
Knot Ready Yet?

The Centre’s move to raise women’s legal age of marriage to 21 has sparked a heated debate

Sep 03, 2020

| Preetha Nair
Cost Of Contempt

The one-rupee fine slapped on Prashant Bhushan puts the spotlight on the judiciary’s ability to handle dissent

Sep 03, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Supreme Stalemate

A surge of solidarity—from the legal fraternity, intellectuals and civil society—ensures the SC softens its punitive stance on the Prashant Bhushan contempt case

Aug 26, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
No Reason To Apologise, Your Honour

Prashant Bhushan quotes Gandhi to defend freedom to speak his mind

Aug 21, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Do Virtual Courts Reserve Access To Justice Only For The Privileged Few?

Supreme Court’s decision to hear matters of “extreme urgency” via virtual means face questions of transparency and efficiency

May 01, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Opinion | Stones, Blades And Sticks: 92 Rapes In A Day, And The Thought of Justice Hanging On A Tree

Capital punishment for rape leaves me more scared than before -- for self and society -- writes poet-playwright Annie Zaidi, after the Nirbhaya hanging.

Mar 27, 2020

| Annie Zaidi
Opinion | It's Time To Pass Judicial Standards And Accountability Bill In Parliament

The whole question of judicial independence needs a fresh look in the context of the jurisprudence of checks and balances, writes lawyer and former Union minister Manish Tewari

Mar 27, 2020

| Manish Tiwari
Misplaced Priorities Or Simply Towing The Line? Why Top Supreme Court Judges Have Been Caught Napping

With senior Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra openly praising the Prime Minister and former CJI Ranjan Gogoi 'gifted' with a ticket to the Rajya Sabha, the civil liberties of the dissenters and opponents seem to be compromised

Mar 19, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Nirbhaya Rape And Murder Case: 'Still Have A Lot To Raise, Will Defend Convicts For As Long As I Can'

A.P. Singh, a lawyer for death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, is in the eye of a storm for using the law and delaying their hanging

Mar 04, 2020

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma

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The Judiciary Faces A Crisis Of Character: Retired Justice Ranjit Singh

'Judges are more often bribed by their ambition and loyalty rather than by money', says Retired Justice Ranjit Singh.

Oct 16, 2020

| Ranjit Singh
Certain Media Reportage Forbidden In Pending Cases, Attorney General Tells SC

Attorney General K K Venugopal was appearing before a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar to assist it in the hearing of the 2009 contempt case against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan and journalist Tarun Tejpal.

Oct 13, 2020

| PTI
AP High Court Orders FIR Against YSR Cong Leaders

The court took serious note of the anti-judiciary remarks made by the Speaker, Deputy CM, and others in the ruling party in the state

Oct 12, 2020

| PTI
Judges Becoming Victims Of 'Juicy Gossips', Says SC Judge NV Ramana

Justice Ramana said that life of a judge is no better than others and there has been a misunderstanding that 'judges lead a life of luxury in their ivory towers'.

Sep 12, 2020

| PTI
Examining The Special Prosecution Needs Of Criminal Justice

The office of prosecution is often neglected in conversations about criminal justice reform.

Sep 09, 2020

| Chitrakshi Jain Aditya Ranjan
‘Dangerous’ Jurisdiction When Judges Act In Their Own Cause: Prashant Bhushan

Prashant Bhushan said that scandalising the court or lowering the authority of the court is the problematic part of the contempt case as that is directly in conflict with freedom of speech.

Sep 05, 2020

| Syed Saad Ahmed
Fault Lines Of India's Criminal Justice System: Warning Bells And The Way Forward

The criminal justice system is an integral part of the democratic setup. Therefore, it is imperative that comprehensive steps are taken to make the system more effective.

May 30, 2020

| Joysheel Shrivastava Vishavjeet Chaudhary
Judges Cannot Live In Ivory Towers, Must Ensure Justice To Poor: Retiring SC Jurist Deepak Gupta

Justice Gupta, who superannuated on Wednesday became the first judge in the history of the Supreme Court to be given farewell through video conferencing due to the lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, said that judges have to identify the problems and deal with them.

May 07, 2020

| PTI
Digital Courts: Are We Really Availing Infinite Possibilities Of Technology?

'The game of catch-up being played right now has uncovered the fault lines in the system. A reactionary approach can at best serve short term needs.'

Apr 30, 2020

| Prashant Nadaraj Solaiappan Odayappan
Intelligence Bureau Jeopardizes Independence Of Judiciary

The misuse of the Intelligence Bureau to intimidate independent judges like Justice Muralidhar is worrying and an attack on the independence of the judiciary.

Mar 14, 2020

| Utsav Singh Bains