A piece on why judges must give their reasons in writing when they recuse themselves from hearing a case: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/not-without-an-explanation/article26305917.ece
Tag: Independence of Judiciary
Criteria for the courts: on the appointment of judges
An essay in The Hindu on why a discussion on the kind of judges that India needs must animate our political debates: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/criteria-for-the-courts/article25541336.ece
Looking for a new clarity
An essay in The Hindu on three central problems that strike at the Supreme Court’s independence: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/looking-for-a-new-clarity/article24017319.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