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One down, more to follow

July 15, 2015 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece (including a short video interview) on the verdict concerning corruption in the Indian Premier League by a Supreme Court-appointed committee: http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/898845.html

Emulating the U.S.’s rainbow moment

June 30, 2015July 2, 2015 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

My op-ed in The Hindu on why Justice Kennedy’s opinion recognising a right to same-sex marriage ought to reverberate in India too: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/emulating-the-uss-rainbow-moment/article7368040.ece

Critical Judgment

April 4, 2015April 19, 2015 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

A piece in The Caravan Magazine on how judgments of the Supreme Court are often muddled by vague prose: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/critical-judgment-courts-vague-prose

The judgment that silenced Section 66A

March 26, 2015October 9, 2015 Suhrith Parthasarathy3 Comments

A piece for The Hindu on an excellent Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the value of free speech in India’s Constitution: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-judgment-that-silenced-section-66a/article7032656.ece

Safeguarding judicial autonomy

August 25, 2014September 6, 2014 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

By Appointment Only

August 7, 2014 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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

Law Commission Report on ‘Death Penalty’

July 24, 2014 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

In the Economic and Political Weekly, my comment on the Supreme Court’s flawed death penalty jurisprudence: http://www.epw.in/commentary/law-commission-report-%E2%80%98death-penalty%E2%80%99.html

Democracy versus majoritarian will

February 28, 2014March 11, 2014 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

An op-ed in The Hindu on why democracy demands more than a mere commitment to majoritarian will: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/democracy-versus-majoritarian-will/article5733360.ece

The right judge for the job

February 28, 2014March 11, 2014 Suhrith ParthasarathyLeave a comment

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/

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