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Fali S Nariman
The writer is a constitutional jurist and senior advocate to the Supreme Court.
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Fali S Nariman writes: Where the Supreme Court went wrong on Article 370Subscriber Only
December 18, 2023 07:45 IST
Politically, it’s good that Article 370, a temporary provision, is gone. But the SC verdict lets Centre get away — with violating the Constitution and federal principles
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
Best of both sides | Fali S Nariman writes: Granting marriage equality is beyond Supreme Court’s powerSubscriber Only
October 26, 2023 19:52 IST
Existing law cannot be interpreted to include same-sex marriage. The authority to change this, under the Constitution, rests with the legislature
Fri, Oct 27, 2023
Fali S Nariman writes: Why we need Basic StructureSubscriber Only
August 30, 2023 05:01 IST
The basic structure doctrine was unanimously reaffirmed by the SC. Parliament has also accepted it
Thu, Aug 31, 2023
A question for the collegium: Why was Justice S Muralidhar not brought to the Supreme Court?Subscriber Only
August 16, 2023 07:35 IST
The collegium needs to explain its decision, considering Muralidhar’s exemplary record as a judge and legal scholar.
Sat, Aug 19, 2023
A court of the future: There is need to finetune mechanisms of accountability within judiciarySubscriber Only
November 12, 2022 04:15 IST
Fali S Nariman writes: Supreme Court must also be given direct responsibility for functioning of high courts
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
What international jurisprudence says about the use of nuclear weaponsSubscriber Only
November 05, 2022 04:20 IST
All the nations of the world – nuclear and non-nuclear – must join together to establish a regime of a nuclear-free world. “Wars begin in the minds of men, and it is in the minds of men (and women) that the defences of peace must be constructed.”
Sat, Nov 05, 2022
Fali S Nariman writes: Supreme Court’s basic structure doctrine in a new contextSubscriber Only
September 19, 2022 17:16 IST
The basic structure doctrine constitutes a high watermark in the assertion of the Supreme Court’s judicial power in the teeth of a determined majoritarian regime.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
What Parliament taught me about the value of laughterSubscriber Only
August 13, 2022 04:00 IST
Fali S Nariman writes: Disarm your opponent with humour and faint praise, and never attack them with anger or derision
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Fali S Nariman writes: The sedition law must goSubscriber Only
June 01, 2022 04:10 IST
Fali S Nariman writes: It will be inappropriate to continue its use while the Supreme Court is re-examining its constitutionality.
Wed, Jun 01, 2022
Remembering C K Daphtary and his sharp, sparkling witSubscriber Only
April 01, 2022 03:37 IST
Fali S Nariman writes: Both inside and outside the courtroom, his gift for what the French call the ‘mot juste’ was evident
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
Why a recent Karnataka high court order is compulsory reading in Covid timesSubscriber Only
May 22, 2020 01:49 IST
I salute the judges of the Karnataka High Court for their humanitarian approach. Like Abou Ben Adhem (in the poem by James Hunt) “May their tribe increase!”
Fri, May 22, 2020
Madhava Menon – A first-rate teacher of top-class practising lawyersSubscriber Only
May 09, 2019 00:10 IST
With the passing of N R Madhava Menon, India’s legal fraternity has lost its teacher
Thu, May 09, 2019
Tolerating the corruptSubscriber Only
March 27, 2019 03:00 IST
The definition of corruption keeps on requiring restructuring as time passes, as more ways to be corrupt are invented. The need of the hour, then, is great men and women. And quite frankly they are, as yet, in extremely short supply.
Wed, Mar 27, 2019
Why did Indira Gandhi call off the Emergency?Subscriber Only
February 08, 2019 00:15 IST
Sanjay Gandhi apparently did not know — the man closest to her at the time. Perhaps some readers of this newspaper — old, but not very old like me — could perhaps help to solve this till-now intractable problem.
Fri, Feb 08, 2019
Emergency DaySubscriber Only
June 26, 2018 00:10 IST
When repressive laws were oppressively implemented, and the people looked in vain to the courts
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
India needs a coalitionSubscriber Only
August 17, 2016 00:42 IST
Only when Parliament and politics are no longer dominated by one single political party, will India become a country where all points of view will once again be freely expressed, freely heard.
Wed, Aug 17, 2016
Like Atal, Advani, SomnathSubscriber Only
August 04, 2016 02:01 IST
Excerpts from a speech to new parliamentarians, July 31
Thu, Aug 04, 2016
Vice President Hamid Ansari’s secularism remarks: Say it againSubscriber Only
April 05, 2016 00:01 IST
VP Ansari’s remarks on the need to protect minority rights have been made before. But they bear repeating.
Tue, Apr 05, 2016
A test of freedom: ‘To be anti-Indian is not a criminal offence, and it is definitely not sedition’Subscriber Only
February 17, 2016 00:02 IST
Sedition in India is not unconstitutional, it remains an offence only if the words, spoken or written, are accompanied by disorder and violence and/ or incitement to disorder and violence
Wed, Feb 17, 2016
I was law officer No 3Subscriber Only
June 23, 2015 00:00 IST
I resigned when Emergency was imposed — to little effect. India’s intelligentsia rationalised the tyranny
Tue, Jun 23, 2015
Needed: Dialogue, statesmanshipSubscriber Only
August 06, 2014 00:50 IST
Because we cannot risk another judicial decision on appointments, writes FALI S. NARIMAN
Wed, Aug 06, 2014
India by his book, a testament to hopeSubscriber Only
July 09, 2014 00:12 IST
Granville Austin documented the triumphs and strains of working a truly democratic constitution.
Wed, Jul 09, 2014
I don’t know who killed Jessica Lall…Subscriber Only
February 23, 2006 02:43 IST
I do not know who killed Jessica Lall. The Judge who tried the case acquitted the accused after seven long years. He too does not know: whic...
Thu, Feb 23, 2006We protest too much, expelling MPs is validSubscriber Only
December 24, 2005 02:15 IST
When Parliament does nothing, we complain. When Parliament does something, some of us also complain: but that is the cross that all politica...
Sat, Dec 24, 2005Who cares about the litigant?Subscriber Only
December 08, 2005 00:00 IST
The statement of the chief justice of India about there being 27 million pending cases has set off alarm bells. First, about what society ex...
Thu, Dec 08, 2005Journalism of Courage
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