Noted journalist and India Legal’s editor-in-chief gets another feather in his cap by winning “Legal journalism of the year” award for his astute legal analysis and incisive reporting

  ~By India Legal Team

In a mark of recognition, the prestigious IDEX legal award for “Legal journalism of the year” went to India Legal’s editor-in-chief Inderjit Badhwar. Badhwar is a Pulitzer prize nominee and has worked for two decades in the US, with his work being published in leading newspapers such as The Washington Post. His 2004 novel, The Chamber of Perfumes (originally titled Sniffing Papa) won France’s most prestigious international award in the “Best foreign debut novel” category.

The awards for the legal fraternity were set up in 2011 by The Ideas Exchange, a division of IX Events Ltd, to acknowledge and felicitate in-house counsels, law firms and start-ups in this sector. Incidentally, The Ideas Exchange and its parent company, IX Events Ltd, have contributed extensively in the field of conferences and exhibitions. It has offices in Mumbai, Johannesburg and London, though its capabilities extend across Asia, Africa and Europe. Thomson Reuters and American Express were the presenting partners and sponsors of the event.

At India Legal, Badhwar’s in-depth analysis of political and social issues, be it the government crisis in Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, cow vigilantism, environment degradation, courts’ pendency, executive-judiciary tussle or the Kashmir imbroglio have created a new benchmark for legal writing.

India Legal has covered path-breaking stories in the last three years on issues as diverse as demonetisation, misuse of governor’s powers, Lokayukta, the Sunanda Pushkar murder case, Vijay Mallya’s extradition case, non-performing assets of banks, frauds in sports federations, environment laws, beef ban, uniform civil code and triple talaq.

Run by a team of stalwarts in the field of journalism, the magazine is assisted by a large team of Supreme Court and High Court lawyers who provide first-hand reports of the happenings in various courts. Credibility, quality, relevance and high production values are its hallmarks.

Other prominent winners of IDEX awards for 2017 include: 

• Icon of the Year

       — Justice BN Srikrishna

• Women in Legal Leadership

       — Lakshika Joshi

• Law firm of the year

     —Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Khaitan and Co

• IP Law firm of the year

       —Gaggar and Partners

• Best In-House Legal Department to work for

       —Siemens

• Dispute Management Lawyer of the Year

       —Sitesh Mukherjee, Trilegal

• Start-up Law Firm of the Year

       —TRA Law

• Corporate M&A Team of the Year

       —Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd