An article in The Hindu’s editorial page on the proposed National Court of Appeal: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/national-court-of-appeal-not-a-court-of-everyday-appeals/article8452264.ece
Category: Politics
Sedition and the government
An edit page article for The Hindu on the unconstitutionality of sedition laws: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/sedition-and-the-government/article8241312.ece
The basics for free speech
For The Hindu, a piece on how the Indian judiciary abuses its power to punish for contempt of court: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/arundhati-roy-and-hc-hearing-the-basics-for-free-speech/article8168835.ece
For a morally conscious government
An op-ed in The Hindu on the need for greater governmental accountability for losses caused due to the floods in Chennai: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/tn-governments-role-in-flood-relief-during-chennai-rains/article7958670.ece
An anti-constitutional judgment
A critique of a Supreme Court judgment that found unconstitutional the National Judicial Appointments Commission: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/njac-verdict-an-anticonstitutional-judgment/article7819287.ece
A deeply flawed verdict
A piece for the Mumbai Mirror on a Supreme Court judgment that delivers a huge blow to the principle of seperation of powers: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/A-deeply-flawed-verdict/articleshow/49424953.cms
Access at the cost of net neutrality?
My essay for The Hindu on net neutrality and the right to access the Internet: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/access-at-the-cost-of-net-neutrality/article7735242.ece
One down, more to follow
A piece (including a short video interview) on the verdict concerning corruption in the Indian Premier League by a Supreme Court-appointed committee: http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/898845.html
Emulating the U.S.’s rainbow moment
My op-ed in The Hindu on why Justice Kennedy’s opinion recognising a right to same-sex marriage ought to reverberate in India too: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/emulating-the-uss-rainbow-moment/article7368040.ece
The buck must not stop here
An op-ed for The Hindu on the FIFA arrests and why the buck must go beyond Sepp Blatter: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/sepp-blatter-is-unmoved-by-the-arrests-of-fifa-officials/article7261343.ece