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India judiciary

  • Data check: Three out of four prisoners in Indian jails are undertrials

    Data check: Three out of four prisoners in Indian jails are undertrials

    Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com
    · Feb 22, 2022 · 01:30 pm
  • As India’s courts went virtual, lack of technology in jails became a major hurdle to justice

    As India’s courts went virtual, lack of technology in jails became a major hurdle to justice

    Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jan 31, 2021 · 01:30 pm
  • A super-elite club of senior advocates dominates India’s justice system. How long will it rule?

    A super-elite club of senior advocates dominates India’s justice system. How long will it rule?

    Shubhankar Dam, qz.com
    · Nov 08, 2017 · 08:30 pm
  • Gujarat riot victim Bilkis Bano moved 20 homes in 15 years but never lost her faith in justice

    Gujarat riot victim Bilkis Bano moved 20 homes in 15 years but never lost her faith in justice

    Nishita Jha
    · May 11, 2017 · 06:30 am
  • CJI criticises Centre for not clearing judicial appointments, providing infrastructure for tribunals

    CJI criticises Centre for not clearing judicial appointments, providing infrastructure for tribunals

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 26, 2016 · 02:50 pm
  • Collegium lists seven high court chief justices to fill Supreme Court vacancies: The Indian Express

    Collegium lists seven high court chief justices to fill Supreme Court vacancies: The Indian Express

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 14, 2016 · 08:40 am
  • People cannot call agitations against court orders, become a law unto themselves: SC

    People cannot call agitations against court orders, become a law unto themselves: SC

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 16, 2016 · 12:15 pm
  • In India’s district courts, a crisis is revealed

    In India’s district courts, a crisis is revealed

    Shobhit Mathur and Nomesh Bolia, Indiaspend.com
    · Apr 06, 2016 · 06:30 am
  • The Markandey Katju controversy shows what we have always suspected

    The Markandey Katju controversy shows what we have always suspected

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · Jul 22, 2014 · 07:20 am