Siva Prasad Bose

Court cases in India can drag on for years. Sometimes decades. One analysis of government data found that 37 lakh cases took anywhere from zero to 20 years to reach a verdict, 6.4 lakh cases took 20 to 30 years, and around 2 lakh cases took more than 30 years to be decided. Numbers like that are hard to really absorb until you are the one waiting for your case to come up. Then it stops being a…

A will is one of those documents most people keep putting off. But it is often the biggest reason a family stays close after someone passes away, or ends up fighting in court over a flat or a fixed deposit that nobody remembers clearly. Most disputes over wills in India don’t happen because someone wanted to cheat their family. They happen because of small mistakes made years earlier. A sentence…

Most people in India deal with property law at the worst possible time. A parent has just died. A builder has stopped responding three years after taking full payment. A landlord has changed the locks. At that point, what you don’t know costs you. The law exists and is often fair. What it doesn’t do is explain itself. In this article, we discuss three areas where the gap between what the law…

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In this article, we reflect on some common problems with shared water supply problems in multi floor homes in Indian cities. In cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata, many families live in multi-floor houses where different floors are owned or rented by different people. Often, these buildings were originally built for one family. Over time, they were divided into separate homes. The problem…

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A Guide to Tort Law in India

Tort Law is one of the important parts of India’s legal system, yet it is often not understood. 

This video breaks down the basics in a simple way: what a tort is, how it differs from a crime or contract breach, and why torts matter in everyday life. We explain the three essential elements of a tort, which are duty of care, breach, and damage, and walk through common torts like negligence, nuisance, defamation, and trespass. 

You’ll also learn how courts developed powerful doctrines like Strict Liability and Absolute Liability, especially after industrial disasters like the Oleum Gas Leak case in New Delhi. 

Finally, we cover the remedies available in tort law, including damages, injunctions, and even court-ordered apologies, and show how tort law is shaping modern issues such as consumer rights, environmental protection, digital defamation, and civil liberties. 

Elder Abuse in India The Silent Crisis

Elder abuse in India is far more common, and far more hidden, than most of us realise. Studies by HelpAge India show that over 50% of senior citizens report experiencing abuse, yet only a tiny fraction ever seek help. The reasons are deeply rooted in social dependence, fear, and gaps in our legal system.

This video explains the real statutory, social, and practical challenges that prevent older adults from accessing justice under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and other protections.

You’ll learn about: • Why elder abuse often stays unreported inside households • How dependence on abusers makes seniors afraid to speak out • The lack of awareness about senior citizen laws and helplines • Why specialised police cells and helplines exist only in limited cities • The digital and procedural barriers that stop elders from filing complaints • What we can do—as neighbours, families, and citizens—to support vulnerable seniors

Elder abuse is not merely a legal issue. It’s a reflection of how we treat those who once protected us. Better awareness, wider helpline coverage, and a more compassionate society can make a real difference.

💛 Important Helpline Numbers

• HelpAge India: 1800-180-1253 • Senior Citizen Helplines: vary by state • Try: 1090 (available in many states) • Police Control Room: 100 / 112

🔍 Sources & References

HelpAge India Elder Abuse in India Report NCRB Crime in India Statistics Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment documents Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai Senior Citizen Cell reports

India’s justice system is carrying one of the heaviest caseloads in the world. Data from the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) shows that as of 2024, there are over 5 crore pending cases across all Indian courts. The district and subordinate courts alone account for the overwhelming bulk, around 85–90% of all pendency. In such a landscape, it is clear that courts cannot realistically adjudicate…

Deepfakes, which are AI-generated videos, audio clips, and images, are beginning to appear in legal disputes around the world. Indian courts will soon face the same challenge. When digital evidence can be manufactured with a few clicks, the justice system must prepare for a future where seeing is no longer believing. in this article we discuss a few aspects of the deepfake problem. What Makes…

Why Indian Court Cases Sometimes Take Decades

Why do court cases in India drag on for 10, 20, or even 40 years? Most people think judges are slow, but the real reasons lie deep in the structure of the system.

This video explains, in simple terms, the major factors behind India’s long judicial delays:

• India has one of the lowest judge-to-population ratios in the world. • Half of all cases involve the Government as a litigant. • Adjournments are granted far too easily and push cases by months at a time. • Paper files, missing documents, and absent witnesses create endless procedural delays. • And yet things are changing. With e-courts, virtual hearings, mediation, and the first wave of AI tools, the justice system is slowly moving forward.

Judicial Delays: What India Can Learn from Other Countries

Delays in the Indian judicial system often feel impossible to fix. However,  countries around the world have faced the same challenges and solved them through thoughtful design. This video explores how Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Brazil modernised their courts, reduced backlog, and built faster, fairer justice systems.

🇸🇬 Singapore shows what disciplined adjournment rules, mandatory mediation, and full digital filing can achieve. 🇬🇧 The UK demonstrates the power of judge-led case management and time-bound hearings. 🇺🇸 The US uses high settlement rates and plea bargaining to prevent its courts from being overwhelmed by criminal trials. 🇧🇷 Brazil offers a model of small-claims courts and online dispute resolution that keeps minor disputes out of overburdened courts.

India doesn’t need to copy any one model, but it can borrow the underlying principles: • strict control of adjournments • early mediation • active judicial case management • digital access • simplified handling of routine disputes

Every country that solved judicial delay did it through design, not luck. With the right policies, India can build a justice system that is faster, more efficient, and more humane.

Delays in the Indian judicial system are often treated as if they were inevitable, the natural outcome of a large population and complex society. Yet a closer look at how other countries have addressed similar problems shows that delay is not a destiny, rather it is a design issue. Courts that run efficiently do so because institutions, procedures, and expectations were deliberately shaped to…

Bengalis in Delhi: A Living Heritage : From Kashmere Gate to Chittaranjan Park

Delhi has always been a city of arrivals. Among its many communities, the Bengalis brought something quieter but deeply enduring — devotion, song, and the smell of mustard oil wafting through temple courtyards and fish markets.

This short video traces the century-long journey of Bengalis in Delhi — from the 1890s Durga Puja at Kashmere Gate, through the Kali Baris and the Ramakrishna Mission, to the vibrant heart of C.R. Park. It’s a story of faith, migration, and belonging — of how people turned exile into home and ritual into art.

About the video: This video blends history and memory with a touch of visual storytelling. We used a combination of AI-generated artwork and archival stock images to represent the spaces and stories of Bengali life in Delhi.

Disclaimer: Some visuals in this video are recreated using stock or AI-generated imagery for illustrative purposes. While we’ve tried to reflect the essence of Delhi’s Bengali community as accurately as possible, certain images may not perfectly depict real locations or individuals and may not be appropriate to the topic of Bengali culture in Delhi. The intention is cultural celebration and storytelling, not documentary precision. 

Problems With Bad Neighbours

Early morning in a typical Indian apartment block, lights flicker, pipes hiss, the neighbour grabs your newspaper and turns up the TV. It’s funny until it happens to you. Inspired by Neighbor Problems in India by Siva Prasad Bose, this short film captures the chaos, humour, and legal reality of Indian neighbourhoods, from stolen electricity and water to endless noise and petty feuds. 

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Justice Through Clarity: Understanding Wills & Probate in India