Law – Suhrith Parthasarathy

Fencing out the voter in Bihar’s poll roll preparation

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:

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