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Sonam Wangchuk Does Not Deserve the Establishment's Silence

Listen to this article: Sonam Wangchuk has had a very rough year, to put it mildly, and is continuing to have a rough time with no end in sight. His...

16.07.2026 10

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Madan B. Lokur

Why Does India Still Have an Imperial Law That Lets the State Banish People?

Listen to this article: Why is it that the executive is usually not accountable for acting contrary to law? The recent judgment of the Bombay High...

07.07.2026 10

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Madan B. Lokur

Full Text | Has the Rule of Law Been Replaced by the Rule of Non-State Actors?

Listen to this article: The following is the full text of the keynote speech delivered by Justice Madan Lokur at the prize distribution ceremony of...

06.04.2026 30

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Madan B. Lokur

On Sonam Wangchuk's Detention, the Government Must Face the Supreme Court's Judgment

Listen to this article: Congratulations, Sonam Wangchuk, on the government’s revocation of the preventive detention order passed against you....

17.03.2026 30

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Madan B. Lokur

Revisiting the Draconian Law of Preventive Detention

27.12.2025 80

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Madan B Lokur

The 130th Constitution Amendment Bill: Where the Rule of Law Gets Substituted by the Rule of Flaw

06.10.2025 30

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Madan B Lokur

When the State Picks and Chooses: The Troubling Disparity in How India Appeals Terror Acquittals

12.08.2025 40

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Madan B Lokur

Indian justice system fails children every day: Madan Lokur

Child rights initiatives are concentrated in metropolitan areas while children in rural areas are left with makeshift courts such as village...

05.07.2025 30

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Madan B Lokur