Perennially pending: Election cases that stretch on endlessly taint our democracy

Election malpractice cases are supposed to be decided in six months. But a number of elected lawmakers and legislators end up serving their full terms before petitions challenging their election are disposed of,

Rakesh Bhatnagar

· Oct 10, 2015 · 06:30 pm

Selling birds with clipped wings, de-clawed kittens: the horrors of India’s unregulated animal trade

The Law Commission has urged the central government to implement five-year-old rules for regulating the callous animal markets in India.

Rakesh Bhatnagar

· Sep 03, 2015 · 12:30 pm

Blood banks in Gujarat sold blood to pharma companies for crores, says CAG report

The auditor describes a grim picture of Gujarat's blood banks, which overcharge HIV patients and follow few rules.

Rakesh Bhatnagar

· Aug 13, 2015 · 10:30 am

Could a technical argument in the Supreme Court get Yakub Memon a few more days to live?

The possibility of a change in date for Memon’s execution fixed for July 30 can’t be ruled out.

Rakesh Bhatnagar

· Jul 26, 2015 · 08:30 pm

Court orders point to education fraud in Uttar Pradesh that may be as huge as Vyapam scam

The state's education department is involved in large-scale financial and other irregularities, judges hearing two separate cases of the Allahabad High Court said in early July.

Rakesh Bhatnagar

· Jul 21, 2015 · 09:00 am

India allows its top law officers to represent private clients. But should it?

After Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi appears on behalf of bar owners in the Supreme Court, constitutional lawyers say it's time to regulate the practice.

Rakesh Bhatnagar

· Jul 13, 2015 · 03:30 pm