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Fencing out the voter in Bihar’s poll roll preparation

July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court and why it must intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/fencing-out-the-voter-in-bihars-poll-roll-preparation/article69820024.ece

Little has changed in the Income-Tax Bill, 2025

March 5, 2025April 14, 2025 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece on the new Income Tax Bill, which despite its purported objective of clearing the fog, does little to make the law more accessible to the common taxpayer: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/little-has-changed-in-the-income-tax-bill-2025/article69291192.ece

A chance to settle a constitutional clash

May 9, 2024July 27, 2024 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

In The Hindu, a piece on a case in which the Supreme Court has a chance to resolve a long-standing clash between fundamental rights and Directive Principles of State Policy: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-chance-to-settle-a-constitutional-clash/article68154253.ece

The top court and a grave of freedom

September 28, 2019October 8, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s poor record in protecting basic civil liberties: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-top-court-and-a-grave-of-freedom/article29533727.ece

A monumental litmus test

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An essay in The Hindu on why it’s imperative that the Supreme Court intervenes in the cases concerning Article 370 of the Constitution: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-monumental-litmus-test/article29271701.ece

Separate freedoms

March 21, 2018March 23, 2018 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

Understanding secularism in the Indian context

January 2, 2018January 7, 2018 Suhrith Parthasarathy2 Comments

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

The Constitution, refreshed

August 26, 2017August 31, 2017 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

Modi Government’s Cattle Slaughter Ban Is Brazenly Unconstitutional

June 5, 2017June 22, 2017 Suhrith Parthasarathy2 Comments

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/

Clarity and facts on the ground

April 10, 2017April 16, 2017 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

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