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Suhrith Parthasarathy is a lawyer practicing at the Madras High Court.

A test of law and justice

July 15, 2019July 22, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on the 103rd constitutional amendment and why it hurts the Constitution’s vision of equality: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-test-of-law-and-justice/article28449146.ece

Reversing the scale of priorities

June 15, 2019June 17, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay on an important Madras High Court judgment that places the environment in a position of primacy: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/reversing-the-scale-of-priorities/article27943292.ece

An illustrative case

April 26, 2019May 12, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on why the Supreme Court needs to show that principles of due process are just as applicable to its own members, in this case the Chief Justice of India: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/an-illustrative-case/article26946450.ece

Why Electoral Bonds Are Unconstitutional

April 13, 2019April 19, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece for BloombergQuint on the dangerous electoral bond scheme: https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/why-electoral-bonds-are-unconstitutional

Trickeries of the money bill

April 11, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on why a judgment in the tribunals case could have a profound bearing on India’s constitutional arrangements: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/trickeries-of-the-money-bill/article26799226.ece

An abhorrent and unjust device

March 15, 2019March 23, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay on the death penalty for The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/an-abhorrent-and-unjust-device/article26537190.ece

 

Not without an explanation: when judges recuse themselves

February 18, 2019February 24, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece on why judges must give their reasons in writing when they recuse themselves from hearing a case: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/not-without-an-explanation/article26305917.ece

Legitimacy of the basic structure

February 4, 2019February 14, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu defending the basic structure doctrine: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/legitimacy-of-the-basic-structure/article26168775.ece

A renewed attack on privacy: on Aadhaar Bill

January 9, 2019January 17, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece in The Hindu on why allowing private entities to use Aadhaar poses huge dangers: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-renewed-attack-on-privacy/article25943864.ece

Towards a genetic panopticon

December 21, 2018December 24, 2018 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on a frightening new bill which will give the state untrammelled access to deeply personal and penetrating material: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/towards-a-genetic-panopticon/article25791126.ece

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