An essay in The Hindu on why any move to do away with Article 35A damage the most solemn promises at the heart of the Indian federation: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article-35a-and-the-basic-structure/article24786741.ece
Category: Law
The Sabarimala singularity
An article in The Hindu on why the Supreme Court needs to look beyond the essential practices doctrine in interpreting the Constitution’s religious freedom clauses: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-sabarimala-singularity/article24514458.ece
Looking for a new clarity
An essay in The Hindu on three central problems that strike at the Supreme Court’s independence: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/looking-for-a-new-clarity/article24017319.ece
The Hadiya caution
An op-ed in The Hindu on a case which showed us that courts too can be propelled by unconstitutional impulses: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-hadiya-caution/article23606517.ece
Separate freedoms
An essay in The Hindu on why access to welfare cannot be conditional on a waiver of privacy: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/separate-freedoms/article23305615.ece
United by a common purpose
An essay in The Hindu on why the Supreme Court must show us that it still respect rules of precedent: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/united-by-a-common-purpose/article22882621.ece
The jallikattu challenge
Why, for now, any effort at securing animal welfare may have to be grounded in our own rights as human beings. An essay for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-jallikattu-challenge/article22734450.ece
Aadhaar: Enabling a form of supersurveillance
An essay for The Hindu on how the Aadhaar programme aims to create a seamless police state: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/aadhaar-enabling-a-form-of-supersurveillance/article22444686.ece
‘Supreme Court of India: The Beginnings’ — A review
A review of George Gadbois’s book on the early years of the Supreme Court: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/supreme-court-of-india-the-beginnings-review-a-matter-of-interpretation/article22382716.ece
Understanding secularism in the Indian context
An essay for The Hindu on why the Constitution’s guarantee of equality demands a concomitant guarantee of secularism: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-secular-condition/article22347527.ece
Suhrith Parthasarathy 