Karuna Nundy (@karunanundy) is an Advocate at the Supreme Court of India, and an international lawyer who has advised governments and organizations on human rights, and constitutional and legal reform ...

When the Constitution’s Preamble is recited, the voice often rises with “Justice”, “Liberty” and “Equality”. “Fraternity” arrives last, almost softly, as though ...

The question of how a society treats life at its most fragile stage has always tested the moral and legal conscience of nations. The recent order of the Supreme Court of India allowing the ...

The Supreme Court of India held Wednesday that all citizens have the fundamental right to live in a pollution-free environment under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Article 21 of the ...

Explore India's legal shift towards menstrual justice, dismantling the 'biological tax' and redefining women's rights and dignity.

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) - Transparency activists and journalists are taking the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to India's top court over its new privacy law, ...

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India (SC), on Friday, reinforced the constitutional mandate that the grounds of arrest must be communicated to an accused, calling it a “mandatory ...

On December 11, India’s supreme court upheld ending the constitutional privileges of the Indian-controlled province of Kashmir, a disputed region claimed by both India and Pakistan. The decision was a ...

Nagpur: Minister of State for Home, Finance and Law Ashish Jaiswal said that mandating a law degree for members of the Parliament and state legislative assembliescould have significantly accelerated ...

India’s Constitution is confident enough to allow speech that questions it—and strong enough to stop speech that seeks to ...