First published on Bar and Bench A call from the High Court is a big thing, whoever and wherever one is – in life. Especially when you are a 25-year-old Magistrate, and it is your parent High Court. It fills you with excitement and dread. One late afternoon, during my stint as a Magistrate at Dwarka Courts, … Continue reading The Art of Justicing: The Story of Justice Gita Mittal
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Judgments without Tears | Part 1 | ‘Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma’ | Supreme Court on Daughter’s Coparcenary Rights.
This is the first in a series of posts titled 'Judgments without tears' where we try to make complex judgments accessible and fun. Let me try unpacking Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma delivered on 11.08.2020. A 122 page judgment and certainly not the easiest to read. But this is an important judgment and a progressive … Continue reading Judgments without Tears | Part 1 | ‘Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma’ | Supreme Court on Daughter’s Coparcenary Rights.
Story of a migrant’s journey to being ‘unborn’
The migrant walks, walks alone. Blisters on his feet, the debilitating heat; He walks unabated, he walks alone. But, wait a minute - he’s been walking for years, Homesick for a world- A world before he was born. For a place he’s never known, For a comfort never his own, A warmth never experienced, A … Continue reading Story of a migrant’s journey to being ‘unborn’
Bharat Chugh 