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Dushyant Dave
The writer is a senior advocate and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association
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It is high time courts revisited use of a ‘floor test’ to prove a majority in a legislatureSubscriber Only
July 23, 2020 00:01 IST
Let us hope the judiciary re-calibrates itself in this direction because they are the last and only hope. Political parties and their leaders have clearly sounded the bugle: Constitution aside, we want power.
Thu, Jul 23, 2020
Life versus livelihood: PM Modi must tap on every available resourceSubscriber Only
May 01, 2020 21:26 IST
So far, we have done well with the virus, though not with the economy. The nation must think and act, out of the box. Experts from the fields of finance, agriculture, business, human resources, medicine, law, amongst others, must be assembled immediately as a core group to manage the crisis.
Fri, May 01, 2020
Missing Parliament and the judiciary in the Covid crisisSubscriber Only
April 18, 2020 04:05 IST
Why is it that the two powerful organs — the Parliament and judiciary — are totally silent on the present suffering of millions of citizens? Why is it that workers, the poor and the downtrodden, and farmers, are completely left to fend for themselves?
Sat, Apr 18, 2020
SC order on migrant labour is premised on unchallenged claims of govt, it curtails press freedomSubscriber Only
April 03, 2020 00:08 IST
The SC should not have made all media subservient to the government by directing that the former “refer to and publish the official version about the developments”. Such an order could be justified only during an emergency and that too by the executive, subject to challenge before the courts.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
Judiciary should have acted with greater alacrity in cases involving hate speechSubscriber Only
March 03, 2020 01:18 IST
Providing the government time to file FIRs “at an appropriate time” is deeply disturbing. The Court being the guardian of the Constitution and parens patriae of citizens of Delhi was bound to have acted with alacrity.
Tue, Mar 03, 2020
It is for majority community to realise its duty not to discriminate against minoritiesSubscriber Only
January 09, 2020 00:32 IST
India, for the first time since 1947, is facing a direct confrontation between hardliners and liberals, between political ideologies, and sadly, between the majority and minority communities among its great people.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
Supreme Court has not acted with urgency to protect citizens from executive excessesSubscriber Only
December 24, 2019 04:32 IST
One can only hope that the Court introspects and intervenes forthwith to stop any bloodshed in the country, and assuage the sentiments of a large section of the society, which feels they are no longer wanted.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
As the new CJI, Justice Bobde’s task is to restate the independence of the Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
November 06, 2019 00:45 IST
Hopefully, the chief justice designate will dispel any wrong message sent to the judiciary and the nation in time to follow with his decisions and actions.
Wed, Nov 06, 2019
Judiciary must take proactive steps to stop lynching, punish perpetrators.Subscriber Only
October 19, 2019 01:36 IST
Judicial apathy sends terribly wrong signals to future perpetrators, who may justifiably believe that they may ultimately be acquitted, and in any case will be bailed out pending trials.
Sat, Oct 19, 2019
In public interestSubscriber Only
September 13, 2018 00:05 IST
In Rafale case, Supreme Court has to weigh the imperatives of public debate against its stated position of discouraging frivolous PILs.
Thu, Sep 13, 2018
Court to the rescueSubscriber Only
September 03, 2018 00:10 IST
The higher judiciary has become the bulwark against hate crime in India.
Mon, Sep 03, 2018
Ambedkar’s warningSubscriber Only
July 07, 2018 00:03 IST
Emergency has been rightly decried in recent weeks. But Babasaheb’s advice to a young republic on dictatorship must be heeded in post-2014 India.
Sat, Jul 07, 2018
Amicus Curiae Subscriber Only
May 05, 2018 00:22 IST
Arun Shourie’s new book is essential reading to understand the successes and failures of the Indian judiciary, in particular the brilliance and shortcomings of its approach and judgments
Sat, May 05, 2018
Matters of trustSubscriber Only
January 17, 2018 00:00 IST
Judges must recuse themselves from hearing cases where there is potential conflict of interest
Wed, Jan 17, 2018
An opaque justiceSubscriber Only
January 12, 2018 00:10 IST
Chief Justice of India is exercising his power to constitute benches, allocate cases in a manner that raises questions about independence of judiciary.
Fri, Jan 12, 2018
An agent of justiceSubscriber Only
March 21, 2017 00:08 IST
Anil B. Divan proved that the legal profession is indeed a noble one
Tue, Mar 21, 2017
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