In The Hindu, my op-ed on the Supreme Court case against the CBI Director Ranjit Sinha and why whistle-blowers deserve the protection of anonymity: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-case-for-whistleblower-anonymity/article6439235.ece
Tag: Constitution
Why BR Ambedkar insisted judges should not be barred from cushy post-retirement jobs
For The Caravan’s Vantage, a post on why Justice Sathasivam’s appointment as Governor of Kerala was improper: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/why-br-ambedkar-insisted-judges-should-not-be-barred-cushy-post-retirement-jobs
Safeguarding judicial autonomy
My comment in The Hindu on the proposed National Judicial Appointments Commission: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/national-judicial-appointments-commission-bill-safeguarding-judicial-autonomy/article6347268.ece?homepage=true#comments
By Appointment Only
My essay in The Caravan Magazine on appointment of judges to India’s Supreme Court, and the need for greater judicial independence: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/books/appointment-only
The politics of quota and merit
My op-ed in The Hindu on policies of reservation and the state of political debate in India: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-politics-of-quota-and-merit/article5922949.ece
Democracy versus majoritarian will
An op-ed in The Hindu on why democracy demands more than a mere commitment to majoritarian will: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/democracy-versus-majoritarian-will/article5733360.ece
The right judge for the job
For The Indian Express, a short piece on why the present system of selecting judges to India’s higher judiciary is a shambles: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-right-judge-for-the-job/99/
Condemned to die, but not to wait
An op-ed in The Hindu, co-authored with Goutham Shivshankar, on why those sentenced to death are also deserving of the due process of law: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/condemned-to-die-but-not-to-wait/article5653592.ece
And Justice for None
A piece for The Caravan on the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding the constitutionality of Section 377, IPC, which effectively criminalizes consensual sexual acts “against the order of nature”: http://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/and-justice-none#sthash.1XBMrath.dpuf
Water Wars in India’s South
A piece for The New York Times’ India Ink on the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/water-wars-in-indias-south/?_r=0
Suhrith Parthasarathy 