Author and Content
This blog, “Shared @ Ankur Mutreja”, is for the expression of views in the legal and allied fields. The main author and administrator of this blog is Ankur Mutreja, who is an advocate and legal consultant from India. However, the expression is not limited to legal issues connected to India only. The reach of the blog is undoubtedly global. Though the main author of this blog believes that the law should exist distinct and separate from politics, he is not ignorant of the reality. He knows law seldom exists separate from politics and governance. Therefore, the views on politics and governance often find place on this blog.
The blog is not restricted to the views of Ankur Mutreja only. It may also carry views from other authors in the legal and allied fields. This will especially happen when they express views contrary to Ankur Mutreja and request him to publish them on this blog. The views from other authors may appear either independently or as a rejoinder to the views of Ankur Mutreja.
Law in itself is a vast field. There are procedural issues like implementation of law. And also there are substantive issues like badly formulated laws and policies. Everything finds place on this blog. However, the two recurring views you will find here are the analysis of court judgments and the issues related to human rights. But, on this blog, you will not see a blog post stating facts only like a journalistic article. This blog is definitely not a journal of legal news.
Objective and Target Audience
If you are not a person with legal training, you may find some of the blog posts alien to your ordinary comprehension on first reading. Be rest assured the field of law is one of the least technical field. It is definitely not rocket science. Read the same text twice, and the words will re-appear as a children book with pictures, which can even be introduced to children under parental guidance. Jokes aside, law is not difficult to grasp. If it is meant for the benefit of ordinary people, then why shouldn’t ordinary people take control over it! You can indeed categorize “Shared @ Ankur Mutreja” as an attempt to facilitate the process of takeover of law by ordinary people. Probably that is why you will find judges being critiqued a lot on this blog, even to the extent of committing contempt of court.