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A Governor’s conduct and a judgment of significance

April 14, 2025 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

In The Hindu, a piece on a Supreme Court judgment which affirms a constitutional truth: governors of states are constrained by legal norms and democratic principle; they ought to act as constitutional sentinels, upholding the values of representative democracy: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-governors-conduct-and-a-judgment-of-significance/article69446757.ece

Incisive interventions that blunt the RTI’s edge

August 9, 2019August 23, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on new amendments to the Right to Information Act: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/incisive-interventions-that-blunt-the-rtis-edge/article28968907.ece

Towards a genetic panopticon

December 21, 2018December 24, 2018 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

Article 35A and the basic structure

August 27, 2018August 30, 2018 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

Imposing an inequality

May 17, 2016May 23, 2016 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece for The Hindu on a new Supreme Court order that seeks to reinforce a scheme of classism in access to justice: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/imposing-an-inequality/article8607958.ece

The basics for free speech

January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

The flawed reasoning in the Santhara ban

August 24, 2015August 25, 2015 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

For The Hindu, an op-ed on a Rajasthan High Court judgment, which substantially weakens the right to religious freedom: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-flawed-reasoning-in-the-santhara-ban/article7572183.ece

Unconstitutional exercise of power

March 6, 2015March 7, 2015 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

My op-ed in The Hindu on the amendments to the land acquisition law, which run counter to the Constitution’s guarantee of equality: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/unconstitutional-exercise-of-power/article6963544.ece

Conversion and Freedom of Religion

December 27, 2014 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece for The Hindu on why anti-conversion laws violate the right to freedom of religion: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/conversion-and-freedom-of-religion/article6716638.ece

Why BR Ambedkar insisted judges should not be barred from cushy post-retirement jobs

September 10, 2014October 2, 2014 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

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