A total of 66,59,565 civil & criminal cases before the district courts in India are delayed because of "unavailability of lawyers". This put the spotlight on lawyers in terms of what role they play in increasing the backlog before our courts. I report: barandbench.com/news/66-lakh-c…

I have issues with this: First, “chhotolok” is a pejorative with caste connotations often used to describe “lower castes” and should have been avoided and Second, Kapil Sibal is doing his duty as an Advocate, and I have deep reservations about personal attacks on lawyers doing

Aparajita Bill: The inadequacy of rape law reform – The Leaflet ⁦Jhuma⁩ ⁦The Leaflet⁩ While there is stil no clarity on what really happened , Jhuma Sen explains why the death penalty is the problem not the solution theleaflet.in/aparajita-bill…

A Restatement of the Perils of Fragile Encounters Jhuma writes on the unholy meeting of the executive and the judiciary m.thewire.in/article/politi…

This was an hour long conversation with Justice Lokur, one of the architects of prison reforms in the judicial arena, and it was a pretty exciting conversation. It’s very long, but do give it a read.

Jhuma Live Law Hindi Live Law NHRC India Prisoner's Justice National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) NCRB

Jhuma Live Law Hindi Live Law NHRC India Prisoner's Justice National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) NCRB

Today’s Ei Samay on Aparajita Bill. অপরাজিতা বিল নিয়ে আজকের এই সময়।

Very little is written about the phenomenon where clients start disappearing and/or misbehaving when a bill is generated by a lawyer’s office. 🤔 It’s such a cliché that it deserves at least one book.

Drum roll.. A Press Conference will be held to *announce* a Public Hearing on Gender-Based Violence at the Workplace on 25th September 2024 at Press Club. Please share this with friends in media and others.

Public hearing on gender-based violence to be held in Kolkata - Meghalaya Monitor meghalayamonitor.com/public-hearing…

📢📢📢This starts in another hour. Hope to see many of you at the Press Club for the official announcement of Public Hearing on Gender Based Violence at the Workplace. #gonoshunani #publichearing #genderbasedviolence #sexualviolence #workplace #shw 👇👇👇

R G Kar Protest | Public hearing will be organized throughout West Bengal on gender-based violence at workplace dgtl - Anandabazar anandabazar.com/lifestyle/publ…

This “mujhe bhi bees ka dedo” advocacy is rampant in many district courts. Reminds me of the old jungle saying for lawyers (often attributed to Carl Sandburg)- "If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; if you have the law on your side, pound the law; if you have

Finally started reading How Gourango lost his O by sanjoy ghose to understand what the fuss is all about and omg! It’s hilarious and I nearly choked trying to gulp my morning coffee while reading it. There should be a short companion piece about how the characters (especially

This has got to be the most surreal thing I have ever read. Very Khosla ka Ghosla. 😳 Fraudsters pose as CJI in fake virtual courtroom, dupe industrialist of ₹7 crore barandbench.com/news/fraudster…

Very last supper esque images. Hola from Matera- At the Women’s G7 in Matera with the International Women’s Network.