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Editor's Pick


Is Calling Dowry a "Gift" Really Enough to Make It Legal?
Dowry has not disappeared from Indian society — it has simply changed its name. The Supreme Court in State of U.P. v. Ajmal Beg (2025 INSC 1435) cut through this fiction, restoring a conviction in a dowry death case and declaring that eliminating dowry is a constitutional necessity. This editorial examines the judgment's background, key legal findings, constitutional provisions, implementation challenges, and possible alternatives — written accessibly for students and practit

Kamal Kumar Prajapat


Sovereignty Is Non-Negotiable: The Urgent Need for a National Immigration Law
The Refugee Shield Has Become a Gateway for Illegal Immigration — and Ordinary Indians Are Paying the Price The Question Every Indian Deserves an Answer To Here is a straightforward question that rarely gets asked plainly enough. When an undocumented person from another country enters India without papers, acquires a fake Aadhaar card, registers on a voter list, settles into a city slum, and then — when caught — claims to be a refugee deserving international protection, what
Devansh Purohit


Should Criminal Defamation Continue to Exist?
If someone damages your reputation with words, should they pay compensation—or should they face criminal prosecution? This is not a question reserved for courtrooms or law journals. It is a question that affects journalists reporting on the powerful, activists speaking truth to authority, ordinary citizens who raise complaints, and public figures trying to protect their dignity. It is a question about the kind of democracy we want to live in—and the kind of society we are bui
Devansh Purohit
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