Category: Diary of a Young Judge
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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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Book Review on Tareekh Pe Justice: Reforms for India’s District Courts
Tareekh Pe Justice by Bharat Chugh spotlights India’s district courts—the real trenches of justice—through powerful storytelling, deep analysis, and a call for meaningful reform.…
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BNSS : Mandatory Videography of Search & Seizure – A few thoughts.
The BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Samhita) brings about several notable reforms in the criminal justice system. One of the changes that stands out, and…
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Criminal Justice Reforms India Actually Needs (& Deserves!) (Part 1)
First published at Bar & Bench here ** Introduction The dust on the new criminal laws has not settled yet. And it won’t, if…
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A Judgment that I wrote in a case of false implication by the Police
Many of you have reached out to me, over the last few months and years, for copies of judgments and orders that I wrote…
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Defendant’s Claim for Injunction in Suit filed by Plaintiff (A Guest Post by Harshit Sharma)
This is a guest post by the very bright young judge Harshit Sharma (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshit-sharma-hs30/) on a very interesting topic of civil law. The present…
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15 things that you must do when you get a new case file/brief (Young Lawyer Diaries)
*Part of the ‘Letters to a Young Lawyer’ series. This series is inspired by my conversations with my brilliant younger colleagues at the Chambers.…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 13 | Judgment Writing #101 | How to write facts in a judgment (for aspiring trial court judges)
■Facts are key. A trial court is essentially a court of fact. ■At the High Court, all that a lawyer needs to do in…
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Law in 100 Words | Part 2 | Electronic Evidence (65B Basics)
The Certificate u/s 65B is not required to be on an affidavit. Though normally to be filed along with the electronic record (print-out, USB drive, etc), it…
