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Indian law

  • From the biography: Meet constitutional lawyer MK Nambyar as an academically gifted schoolboy

    From the biography: Meet constitutional lawyer MK Nambyar as an academically gifted schoolboy

    KK Venugopal Suhrith Parthasarathy Suhasini Sen
    · Nov 10, 2023 · 08:30 am
  • SC refuses to release Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh from jail for voting in MLC polls

    SC refuses to release Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh from jail for voting in MLC polls

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 20, 2022 · 07:36 pm
  • The law in India and other countries rests on what ‘reasonable person’ would do. Who is this person?

    The law in India and other countries rests on what ‘reasonable person’ would do. Who is this person?

    Kevin Tobia, Aeon
    · Feb 02, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • Users report trouble accessing proxy sites on Jio connections, sparking net neutrality concerns

    Users report trouble accessing proxy sites on Jio connections, sparking net neutrality concerns

    Aria Thaker, qz.com
    · Jan 09, 2019 · 01:30 pm
  • How well do India’s free legal aid services work? Not nearly well enough

    How well do India’s free legal aid services work? Not nearly well enough

    Aarefa Johari
    · May 19, 2018 · 09:00 am
  • Video: You don't need to be a lawyer to know these 10 rights

    Video: You don't need to be a lawyer to know these 10 rights

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 15, 2017 · 02:00 pm
  • Six charts explain how undertrial prisoners in India are denied the right to fair trial

    Six charts explain how undertrial prisoners in India are denied the right to fair trial

    Vinita Govindarajan
    · Jul 13, 2017 · 12:30 pm
  • CJI Khehar backs entry of foreign lawyers into Indian legal system, says it will improve judiciary

    CJI Khehar backs entry of foreign lawyers into Indian legal system, says it will improve judiciary

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 09, 2017 · 09:48 am
  • Cutting the jargon: Here's a website that translates Indian laws into simple English

    Cutting the jargon: Here's a website that translates Indian laws into simple English

    Aarefa Johari
    · Nov 09, 2016 · 07:30 am