Wrestlers protest shows how Indian law is a tool of oppression rather than an instrument of justice

It has exposed the deep malaise in the body politic of sports as well as Indian democracy.

Nandita Haksar

· May 29, 2023 · 06:30 am

India could soon have a law to compensate those who have been wrongfully prosecuted

The Law Commission, in its latest report, identifies key criteria for compensation and provides a framework for computing it.

Sharib Ali

· Oct 06, 2018 · 10:30 am

Can a live-in relationship be treated as de facto marriage, asks Supreme Court

The bench issued a notice to Attorney General of India KK Venugopal and posted the matter for further hearing on September 12.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 03, 2018 · 11:00 am

Re-promulgation of ordinances without legislative approval violates Constitution: Supreme Court

A seven-judge bench held that Parliament and state legislatures were the ‘primary law-givers’, and sidestepping them was a ‘constitutional infraction’.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 03, 2017 · 11:04 am

The ‘Nordic model’ of prostitution law is a myth

Flying in formation? The Nordic countries go their own way on sex work.

May-Len Skilbrei and Charlotta Holmström, The Conversation

· Nov 22, 2014 · 12:30 pm