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
Tag: Law
The need for an anti-discrimination law
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
Needed, greater decentralisation of power
An essay in the Hindu on how federal limitations are hampering the power of states to respond to Covid-19: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/needed-greater-decentralisation-of-power/article31293086.ece
Does the CAB violate the Constitution?
An interview with Rajdeep Sardesai for India Today on why the amendments to the Citizenship Act are unconstitutional:
Towards a genetic panopticon
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
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
Section 377: Drawing a curtain on the past
An essay in The Hindu on how the Supreme Court in decriminalising homosexuality has recognised the Constitution’s transformative power: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/drawing-a-curtain-on-the-past/article24937833.ece
Article 35A and the basic structure
An essay in The Hindu on why any move to do away with Article 35A damage the most solemn promises at the heart of the Indian federation: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article-35a-and-the-basic-structure/article24786741.ece
The Sabarimala singularity
An article in The Hindu on why the Supreme Court needs to look beyond the essential practices doctrine in interpreting the Constitution’s religious freedom clauses: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-sabarimala-singularity/article24514458.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