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    Over 1,200 persons given death sentence in 10 years: Study

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 04, 2026 · 05:09 pm
  • SC proposes High Courts publish information on judgements reserved for over six months

    SC proposes High Courts publish information on judgements reserved for over six months

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 12, 2025 · 06:19 pm
  • Why legal experts are sceptical about the BJP’s promise to bring back a national litigation policy

    Why legal experts are sceptical about the BJP’s promise to bring back a national litigation policy

    Chitrakshi Jain Prashant Reddy T
    · Apr 27, 2024 · 07:30 am
  • A decade under Modi: Legal reforms partly done, judicial independence comes under cloud

    A decade under Modi: Legal reforms partly done, judicial independence comes under cloud

    Vineet Bhalla
    · Apr 04, 2024 · 09:00 am
  • Counterpoint: Solving India’s judicial backlog requires a nuanced conversation

    Counterpoint: Solving India’s judicial backlog requires a nuanced conversation

    Prashant Reddy T
    · Jul 16, 2021 · 06:30 am
  • India’s sexual crimes ordinance puts time limits on trying cases. Here’s data on why it may not work

    India’s sexual crimes ordinance puts time limits on trying cases. Here’s data on why it may not work

    Arunav Kaul Kruthika R
    · Jun 11, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • The Maldives’ judiciary thwarted another attempt at reform – by suspending a third of its lawyers

    The Maldives’ judiciary thwarted another attempt at reform – by suspending a third of its lawyers

    Omkar Khandekar
    · Sep 18, 2017 · 06:30 am
  • Centre should heed Chief Justice's call for urgent judicial reform: Prashant Bhushan

    Centre should heed Chief Justice's call for urgent judicial reform: Prashant Bhushan

    Prashant Bhushan
    · Apr 27, 2016 · 10:30 pm