Author: Bharat Chugh
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Book Review – Flesh by David Szalay
This book doesn’t manipulate. Its omissions are not laziness but craft. A strategic silence in a negotiation. An awkward pause at dinner. A shadow…
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How courts distinguish between rape and consensual sex: Adv Bharat Chugh explains
First published in the Indian Express here Written by Ashish Shaji. The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a rape case against a man in which the…
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Book Review: These Truths by Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore’s These Truths is a sweeping yet intimate portrait of America’s 500-year journey—its ideals, contradictions, and constant reinvention. Part history, part moral inquiry,…
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The Question as a Weapon: How Suggestions Shape (or Misshape) Truth in a Criminal Trial
Cross-examination is not mere questioning—it is confrontation with purpose. The duty to “put one’s case” ensures fairness, prevents ambush, and tests truth itself. From…
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Lacuna in Section 8 of the BNS, 2023: The Missing Framework for Default in Community Service (Guest Post)
Section 8 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 governs fines and imprisonment in default of payment — but it falls silent on what happens…
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Litigating Lost Love & Affections ? – The revival of the outdated tort of Alienation of Affection
The Delhi High Court’s decision to entertain a claim for “alienation of affection” — a tort abolished across much of the world — risks…
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Why Every Indian Trial Judge Needs a Law Clerk/LR | Strengthening the Foundation
India’s trial courts decide the fate of millions yet carry nearly 90% of the backlog without any research support. Overworked judges juggle bail, dying…
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Bookshops in London & Edinburgh
I’ve visited at least one bookshop in every city I’ve ever been to. For me, books—and by extension, bookshops—are sanctuaries of stillness. Travel, though…
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Equal Pay for Equal Work Prevails: Supreme Court Upholds RMSA Teachers’ Right to Parity
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court upheld the right of RMSA teachers in Nagaland to equal pay for equal work, striking down arbitrary…
