An edit-page essay for The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s momentous verdict recognising a fundamental right to privacy: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-constitution-refreshed/article19562577.ece
Category: Politics
Legislation and legality
An edit-page essay for The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding the linking of Aadhaar with PAN: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/legislation-and-legality/article19104955.ece
Modi Government’s Cattle Slaughter Ban Is Brazenly Unconstitutional
A piece for The Wire on how the central government’s new rules go against federal values and infringes a number of fundamental rights: https://thewire.in/143561/modi-cattle-slaughter-ban-unconstitutional/
Addressing the court within
An essay in The Hindu on why India must use its initial victory at the International Court of Justice to appeal to its own sense of conscience: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/addressing-the-court-within/article18520083.ece
Clarity and facts on the ground
A piece for The Hindu on why it’s essential that the Supreme Court speedily hears the Aadhaar petitions: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/clarity-and-facts-on-the-ground/article17898242.ece
What exactly is a money bill?
An edit-page article for The Hindu on how the government was dishonest in introducing the Aadhaar law as a money bill: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/what-exactly-is-a-money-bill/article17372184.ece
Looking beyond our own species
An edit-page essay for The Hindu on why India needs a more robust animal protection law: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Looking-beyond-our-own-species/article17284857.ece
Why Allowing Corporates to Invoke Criminal Defamation Against Critics is a Bad Idea
A piece for The Wire on how the Supreme Court missed a chance to bring the criminal defamation law within the frameworks required of a liberal, egalitarian state: https://thewire.in/100836/priya-pillai-criminal-defamation-supreme-court/
2016: The Supreme Court’s report card
A year-end essay on the Supreme Court and its lack of moral courage: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/2016-The-Supreme-Court%E2%80%99s-report-card/article16965545.ece
Contours of a challenge
An edit-page article in The Hindu on why the Supreme Court has an important role to play in reviewing India’s new demonetisation policy: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Contours-of-a-challenge/article16737935.ece
Suhrith Parthasarathy 