Law – Suhrith Parthasarathy

Balancing faith, dignity and constitutional rights

A piece in The Hindu on the anti-exclusion test and its importance to the development of religious freedom jurisprudence in India: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/balancing-faith-dignity-and-constitutional-rights/article70676047.ece

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

In The Hindustan Times, a piece on the ruling of a 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court, which upholds ideals of fiscal federalism: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/sc-upholds-federalism-in-mining-tax-ruling-101722352509178.html

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

In The Hindu, a piece on why the provisioning empowering searches under the Income Tax Act is potentially unconstitutional: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/i-t-searches-a-form-of-extra-constitutional-power/article67702915.ece

An op-ed co-written with Gautam Bhatia, in The Hindu, on the Supreme Court’s role in denying access to 4G Internet in Jammu and Kashmir: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/are-people-in-jk-citizens-or-subjects/article32165013.ece

In The Hindu, a piece on how India is unique among democracies in that a constitutional right to equality is not backed by comprehensive legislation: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-need-for-an-anti-discrimination-law/article31828372.ece

An interview with Rajdeep Sardesai for India Today on why the amendments to the Citizenship Act are unconstitutional: