Onlykashmir.in News Desk
NEW DELHI: When Medha Pushkarna began writing The Great Trial in 2023, she was still a law student, imagining an extraordinary courtroom in which the Devas put humanity on trial for its treatment of the animal world. Three years on, the premise carries a weight she could scarcely have anticipated. Pushkarna now practises at the Supreme Court of India, bringing the discipline of real advocacy to the fictional universe she created.
Working within the chambers of a senior law officer of the Government of India, she handles matters ranging from constitutional challenges to criminal appeals. Her academic record runs alongside her practice. She completed an MPhil in Criminology at the University of Cambridge, presented research on adolescent culpability to the British Society of Criminology, and published work on juvenile brain development and the law in the Indian Journal of Criminology. In September, she took on a further responsibility as visiting faculty at Galgotias University School of Law, where she teaches final-year students about courtroom and chambers practice.
That trajectory lends fresh relevance to The Great Trial: It Is Not Over Yet…, the third and, for now, final instalment of her trilogy. Departing from the conventions of the courtroom drama, the novel places a murder inside the Court of the Devas. The mystery unfolds through cross-examination, legal reasoning and the principles of justice, and it raises a pointed question: can humanity justify its conduct towards the animal world when placed before a higher court?
The new book follows War on Earth and Corona Summoned to Court, the first two titles in a series that blends mythology, law and the question of human responsibility. Across all three, the courtroom serves not merely as a stage for conflict but as a framework for examining morality, accountability and the consequences of human choices.
The series first drew notice in 2023, when Delhi Times quoted Pushkarna describing its emotional landscape as involving “layers of love, hatred, anger, and betrayal” in humanity’s struggle against the animal world. Its trailer has since crossed one million views online, suggesting a genuine appetite for stories that set legal drama alongside mythology and animal welfare.
For Pushkarna, the combination of roles as a Supreme Court practitioner, academic and author marks a new phase. Her legal work keeps her close to the realities of advocacy, while her fiction offers a creative space in which to explore justice through an imaginative lens. Whether the trilogy will eventually continue remains open, as the author has not confirmed a fourth book.
Published by Law and Justice Publishing Co., The Great Trial: It Is Not Over Yet… Animal World vs Mankind is available on Amazon, Kindle and Flipkart.
