Removing language as a barrier to justice

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said, “English language in its ‘legal avatar’ is not comprehensible to 99.9% of the citizens”. During an event, he also indicated that in the quest for increasing accessibility, the next step for the Indian judiciary would be to make judgments from various courts available in all regional languages of India. Continue reading Removing language as a barrier to justice

#CelebratingWomen: Recent Judgments by Indian Courts

“The true republic: Men, their rights, and nothing more: Women, their rights, and nothing less” -Susan B Anthony The deep rooted patriarchal and misogynistic ideology in society has always considered women as a weaker group but today women across the globe have broken all pre-existing stereotype and are world leaders. Women fought for their basic rights of equality, vote, and work and even for their … Continue reading #CelebratingWomen: Recent Judgments by Indian Courts

Understanding the struggle for groundwater regulation in India (in the light of Perumatty Judgment)

By: PRERNA TARA (She is a research fellow with Analysis. The entire research has been carried under Research Network Program of Analysis. ) You can reach author at: taraprerna@gmail.com  I. Introduction:- Ground water is the water that seeps through rocks and soil and is stored below the ground. The rocks in which ground water is stored are called aquifers. Aquifers are typically made up of … Continue reading Understanding the struggle for groundwater regulation in India (in the light of Perumatty Judgment)