An article in the Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal on Justice DY Chandrachud’s opinion in the Sabarimala case and its radical and potentially transformative interpretation of the Constitution’s freedom of religion clauses: http://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/U-of-OxHRJ-J-An-Equal-Right-to-Freedom-of-Religion.pdf
Tag: supreme court
The warp and weft of religious liberty
An essay co-written with Gautam Bhatia on the freedom of religion clauses of the Constitution: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-warp-and-weft-of-religious-liberty/article30551695.ece
A revival of battles already fought and lost
An essay in The Hindu on how the Supreme Court went beyond its narrow capacity to revisit its own orders in the Sabarimala case: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-revival-of-battles-already-fought-and-lost/article30099889.ece
Peace bought by an unequal compromise
An essay co-authored with Gautam Bhatia on the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/peace-bought-by-an-unequal-compromise/article29975254.ece
The top court and a grave of freedom
An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s poor record in protecting basic civil liberties: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-top-court-and-a-grave-of-freedom/article29533727.ece
An illustrative case
An essay in The Hindu on why the Supreme Court needs to show that principles of due process are just as applicable to its own members, in this case the Chief Justice of India: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/an-illustrative-case/article26946450.ece
Trickeries of the money bill
An essay in The Hindu on why a judgment in the tribunals case could have a profound bearing on India’s constitutional arrangements: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/trickeries-of-the-money-bill/article26799226.ece
Not without an explanation: when judges recuse themselves
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
An ongoing quest for equality
An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Sabarimala temple entry case: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/an-ongoing-quest-for-equality/article25091730.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
