An essay on the death penalty for The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/an-abhorrent-and-unjust-device/article26537190.ece
Category: Law
Not without an explanation: when judges recuse themselves
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
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
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
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
An invitation to corruption?
An essay in The Hindu on how the government’s electoral bond scheme impedes the citizen’s capacity to meaningfully participate in political and public life: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/an-invitation-to-corruption/article25692841.ece
Criteria for the courts: on the appointment of judges
An essay in The Hindu on why a discussion on the kind of judges that India needs must animate our political debates: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/criteria-for-the-courts/article25541336.ece
An ongoing quest for equality
An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Sabarimala temple entry case: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/an-ongoing-quest-for-equality/article25091730.ece
Aadhaar as a money bill
An op-ed in The Hindustan Times on why the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Aadhaar Act is productive of great public mischief: https://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/aadhaar-act-as-money-bill-it-can-lead-to-a-great-deal-of-public-harm/story-Xu3TtHMSXyrrydO4VcBZgM.html
Section 377: Drawing a curtain on the past
An essay in The Hindu on how the Supreme Court in decriminalising homosexuality has recognised the Constitution’s transformative power: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/drawing-a-curtain-on-the-past/article24937833.ece
Suhrith Parthasarathy 