An interview with Rajdeep Sardesai for India Today on why the amendments to the Citizenship Act are unconstitutional:
Category: Law
Citizenship Amendment Bill violates text and spirit of Constitution
A piece in the Mumbai Mirror on why the amendments made to the Citizenship Act are unconstitutional: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/cab-violates-text-and-spirit-of-constitution/articleshow/72448921.cms
A revival of battles already fought and lost
An essay in The Hindu on how the Supreme Court went beyond its narrow capacity to revisit its own orders in the Sabarimala case: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-revival-of-battles-already-fought-and-lost/article30099889.ece
Peace bought by an unequal compromise
An essay co-authored with Gautam Bhatia on the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/peace-bought-by-an-unequal-compromise/article29975254.ece
Upholding the ideals of fairness and rectitude
An essay in The Hindu on a recent Supreme Court order on recusals which tears asunder basic principles of fairness and justice: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/upholding-the-ideals-of-fairness-and-rectitude/article29835290.ece
The top court and a grave of freedom
An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s poor record in protecting basic civil liberties: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-top-court-and-a-grave-of-freedom/article29533727.ece
A monumental litmus test
An essay in The Hindu on why it’s imperative that the Supreme Court intervenes in the cases concerning Article 370 of the Constitution: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-monumental-litmus-test/article29271701.ece
Incisive interventions that blunt the RTI’s edge
An essay in The Hindu on new amendments to the Right to Information Act: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/incisive-interventions-that-blunt-the-rtis-edge/article28968907.ece
An exercise of executive whim
A piece in The Times of India on why the negation of Article 370 is unconstitutional: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/a-plainly-illegal-order-why-the-overturning-of-article-370-in-jk-doesnt-stand-up-to-constitutional-test/
Reversing the scale of priorities
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
Suhrith Parthasarathy 