Law

Paper Leaks Need More Than Tougher Laws
Paper Leaks Need More Than Tougher Laws
The new anti-paper leak law rightly raises the cost of organised examination fraud, but protecting merit will need stronger institutions and better governance. Nearly two million students were forced to... Read More
Parents Before Property
Parents Before Property
The Bombay High Court’s recent decision upholding the cancellation of a gift deed executed by elderly parents in favour of their son is more than a legal victory. It is... Read More
The Citizenship Gap
The Citizenship Gap
From Aadhaar to e-passports, India has digitised governance at scale. But the legal architecture of citizenship remains opaque and poorly understood. The recent controversy over the Ministry of External Affairs’... Read More
Plea in HC for fresh polls, new body
Plea in HC for fresh polls, new body
Dr. Rumi F. Beramji Mumbai: A senior medical practitioner has knocked on the doors of the Bombay High Court, alleging serious irregularities in the functioning of the Maharashtra Council of... Read More
The Governor’s Dilemma
The Governor’s Dilemma
Caught between constitutional duty and political suspicion, the new gubernatorial appointments underscore how the Governor’s office remains one of the most contested pillars of India’s federal system. The recent appointment... Read More
From Force to Fellowship
From Force to Fellowship
India’s laws and policing must finally shed their colonial skin and learn to govern by consent rather than coercion. India’s legal and policing architecture still carries the unmistakable imprint of... Read More