OP-EDS ⁞ 16 April 2026

No licence, no jail? What the new law really means

Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 — passed by Lok Sabha on April 1 — takes forward the project of purging the law book of excessive criminalisation. Penalties, administrative sanctions, warnings are to replace violations that earlie...

Acharaj Kaur Tuteja, Ishaan Bamba, Naveed Mehmood Ahmad

Jan Vishwa...

OP-EDS ⁞ 07 January 2026

Parliament, it’s time for a Bail Act

Ayushi Sharma, Naveed Mehmood Ahmad

Bail

MEDIA MENTIONS ⁞ 09 October 2025

Why Dowry Deaths Still Plague India: Harsh Laws, Hollow Justice

The rise in cases shows that without reforms in how cases are investigated, prosecuted, and prevented, India risks repeating the same tragedies year after year.

Outlook India

Dowry

OP-EDS ⁞ 21 October 2025

Two Suicides, One Crisis: Haryana Police Faces a Crisis of Credibility

The events unfolding reveal how deeply caste continues to shape the functioning of the police even today.

Naveed Mehmood Ahmad

Caste Disc...

OPINION

BLOGS • 27 April 2026

Defamation Law isn’t Being Misused. It’s Doing its Job.

When corporations weaponise the State’s criminal machinery to defend their “reputation,” defamation law stops looking like a shield for dignity and starts looking like a weapon against dissent. Using the Ravi Nair convic...