At Peace

Praveen Kumar, a non-Dalit, finds the dilution of the Atrocities Act satisfying—for a personal reason too

Former Calcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan comes out of the Presidency Jail after serving six-month sentence for contempt charges in Kolkata.

Former Calcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan comes out of the Presidency Jail after serving six-month sentence for contempt charges in Kolkata.

Members of parliament, from left, Cathy McGowan, Adam Brandt and Andrew Wilkie celebrate the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament Ho...

Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra speaks during the valedictory session of the National Law Day, 2017 function in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the valedictory session of the National Law Day, 2017 function in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra at valedictory session of the National Law Day, 2017 function in New Delhi.

First Move

Mary Roy, successful applicant for property rights of Syrian Christian women

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, signs documents in front of the media to promulgate a new labor bill in his office at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, as Minister of L...

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses the media on Supreme Court's ruling on Right to Privacy, in New Delhi.

Milestone

Muslim women in Calcutta celebrate after the verdict

Farha Faiz, a Supreme Court lawyer, speaks to media after the apex court declared "Triple Talaq", a Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce their wives, unconstitution...

Farha Faiz, a Supreme Court lawyer, speaks to media after the apex court declared "Triple Talaq", a Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce their wives, unconstitution...

A woman holds a fetus doll in the palm of her hand outside the Constitutional Court building where anti-abortion and pro-abortion groups gathered to wait for the court's decision o...

Outgoing Attorney General for India Mukul Rohatgi welcomes his successor KK Venugopal as he takes charge at the AG chamber in the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.

Filipino activists shout slogans as they march towards Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in metropolitan Manila, Philippines during a rally to oppose the recent declaration of m...

Law & Lineage

Seher Ali comes from a family of eminent jurists

No Backbencher

Akila Agrawal leads a 15-lawyer team at a Delhi firm

Top-Rated

Zia Mody has the ear of India’s biggest business houses

It Happens

Priti Suri wanted to be a diplomat but ended up a lawyer