An essay in The Hindu on why any meaningful reform of the collegium system is possible only when the government stops stonewalling proposals, on arbitrary and often undisclosed grounds: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-collegium-and-changes-it-may-still-be-early-days/article69069369.ece
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
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
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
A piece in the August issue of The Caravan magazine on how the judiciary has misappropriated the phrase “collective conscience” in death penalty cases: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/final-word-collective-conscience
An op-ed in The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s judgment holding the Board of Control for Cricket in India amenable to judicial review: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/bcci-monopoly-and-judicial-review/article6824141.ece
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
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
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/
A piece for The Caravan Magazine on the arcane rituals of judicial appointments in India: http://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/code-honours
Suhrith Parthasarathy 