The Dead Have Complaints Too : 'Memoirs Of Unseen' Book Review

A Death That Refuses to Be ForgottenInspector Rathi has had twelve years to think about Payal's death. She was found hanging in her room. Her family called it suicide, though there were indications that she might have been poisoned before the hanging. When Mohan, a university student, comes asking questions, Rathi retrieves photographs, witness statements and toxicology notes from an...

A Compromised Collegium Without Collegiality? Justice Kaul's Memoir Raises Concerns

The observations of the retired judge corroborate the widespread perception regarding executive influence over judicial appointments and even case listings.

'UN Has Potential To Rebuild Public Trust': Dr Eun-Ju Kim On Her Latest Book

Recently, Dr. Eun-Ju Kim released her book 'The UN: Reality and Future Global Dialogue on Public Trust in the United Nations' in New Delhi in the presence of senior advocates of the Supreme Court, UN members, and diplomats. The launch was followed by a keynote address by Senior Advocate Chander Uday Singh of the Supreme Court of India.Kim has served in and with ITU, first as a national...

Book Review | Mihira Sood's 'Courting Equality' Sheds Light On India's Long Struggle For Women's Rights

In the feminist world, 'personal is political' is an adage, but somehow in the legal world, women are still fighting for it in 2026. Take, for instance, marital rape is not an offence in India, because marriage is considered too sacrosanct an institution for it to be a site of violence. That's not it; the State presupposes the innocence of husbands by questioning who is the “real” victim...

Book Review: Tareekh Pe Justice: Reforms For India's District Courts

On 31 August and 1 September 2024, the Supreme Court (“SC”) organised the “National Conference of the DISTRICT JUDICIARY Strengthening the Frontline Judiciary”. The conference was divided into six sessions namely, Infrastructure and Human Resources, Courtrooms for All, Judicial Wellness for Judges in India: A Comprehensive Perspective, Case Management, Judicial Training: Curriculum,...

Third-Party Funding In Dispute Resolution In India: Pros And Cons

Third-party funding (TPF) occupies a unique and somewhat paradoxical position within the Indian legal landscape. Being neither expressly prohibited nor comprehensively regulated, it has gradually found judicial acceptance, creating a legal space marked by uncertainty rather than clarity. For litigants, arbitrators, lawyers, and policymakers alike, this ambiguity is empirical...

14 Lawyers – Portraits From Bar By Raju Ramachandran: A Book Review

I first learnt of Senior Counsel and former ASG Raju Ramachandran's intent to write pen-portraits of lawyers he admired on the hot summer morning on which the annual SCBA Elections were held in May 2025. Both he and I - early voters were waiting in line for the process to begin and were chatting. And ever since, I have been eagerly waiting to read his book titled 14 Lawyers – Portraits from the Bar. The book comprising of pen portraits of distinguished lawyers is an excellent read. An...

Memoir Of Constitutional Lawyering & Feminist Resistance : On Indira Jaising's 'Constitution Is My Home'

American poet Sylvia Plath once wrote how she saw her life branching out like a green fig tree, each fig a different path and the anxiety of choosing one. This analogy may fit every woman well, unless you are Indira Jaising. She could have chosen an ordinary home and an ordinary life. Instead, she chose to call the Constitution her home. But to call something a home requires defending...

'Freedom On Trial' Book Review - Gripping Account Of Freedom Fighters' Encounters With Colonial Courts

The experiences of our trial courts have been significantly shaped by cases of those who fought against the British Crown at the cost of their lives and for the hope of seeing India's independence. These cases reveal how the colonisers amended laws to deprive the right to a fair trial, appointed biased judges, conducted midnight hearings, and secretly carried out executions; overall, using...

'Account Of Life Lived To Fullest' : KK Venugopal's “An Accidental Lawyer”

From living a slow, idyllic life in the stormy monsoon of Mangalore to accidentally becoming a lawyer after failing the BSc exam and eventually rising to take up the highest law office of the country, the life of Senior Advocate and former Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal, has certainly come full circle.Growing up in the backdrop of World War II, Venugopal or Venu, as he was...

FUN -IN- LAW By Raju Moray

A prolific American Poet Muriel Rukeyser said: 'The universe (world) is made of stories, not of atoms.' Legal world is too made of stories and humorous stories are everywhere, from Taluka Courts to Supreme Court. A Mumbai based lawyer Raju Z. Moray is having mastery in narrating the same and so, his new book FUN -IN- LAW is very captivating and every story gives a chuckle and few 'laughing...

Dalits And The Indian Constitution

After seventy-five years, we continue to recognize the Indian Constitution as a transformative document that has contributed to justice, equality and fraternity. However, given that it remains, we can also question whether or not it has been able to attain its emancipatory promise for those who have been traditionally oppressed or who have experienced caste-based discrimination. For Dalits...