A student protest—and a reckoning for Bar Council of India

Krishna Yadav is a Senior Correspondent at Mint, based in New Delhi, and part of the corporate bureau.

What happened

Krishna Yadav is a Senior Correspondent at Mint, based in New Delhi, and part of the corporate bureau. He joined the newsroom as a trainee in 2023 and rapidly grew into his current role. He writes on legal and regulatory developments in corporate India, with a focus on insolvency, taxation, firm law, and policy. His reporting includes tracking and breaking key legal stories from the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, NCLT, and NCLAT.<br><br>With a background in law, Krishna is known for simplifying complex legal developments into clear, accessible stories for readers. His work focuses on trends in corporate law and policy that affect businesses. This ranges from explaining tax disputes-like whether coconut hair oil is edible-to writing on why celebrities are seeking personal rights protection. He closely tracks India's insolvency system, covering problems such as creditor losses, gaps in the process, and challenges in how the framework works in practice.<br><br>Krishna additionally tracks developments within law firms-covering hiring trends, how firms support businesses navigate global challenges, and how the legal industry is adapting to artificial intelligence. Beyond legal reporting, he has written long-form pieces, including on-ground coverage of the 2024 general elections, capturing the scale and logistics of polling throughout India.<br><br>Outside work, he enjoys travelling, exploring new places, and reading concerning geopolitics and history.

Yash Tiwari is a Mumbai-based journalist who reports on corporate and regulatory developments, with a focus on court-driven policy shifts and the intersection of law and public policy. He has been in the profession for two years. Before joining Mint, he worked at NDTV Profit as an assistant producer on the TV desk while additionally reporting, gaining experience throughout television and print journalism and combining reporting with production expertise.<br><br> Born in Kolkata, a city he remains deeply connected to, Yash has a keen interest in the technicalities of Indian law and intends to decode complex legal developments in a clear and accessible manner for readers. He is a graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, where he completed his postgraduate diploma in journalism.<br><br> He closely follows politics and administration policies, and has covered a number of state elections as a freelance journalist. His work is driven by the idea of making law less intimidating and more understandable for the general public.<br><br> When not at work, Yash can be discovered playing cricket, revisiting classic matches, or engaging in conversations concerning the evolving landscape of law and policy in India.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around a student protest-and a reckoning for Bar Council of India point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.