Dushyant Dave
The writer is a senior advocate and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association
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Election Commission’s SIR in Bihar: A spectre of exclusionSubscriber Only
August 20,2025 07:10:32 AM
It strikes at the heart of democracy’s promise
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
Dushyant Dave writes: SC intervention on Waqf Act shows why it is a refuge for citizens whose rights are under threatSubscriber Only
April 21,2025 07:37:11 AM
The Act is a majoritarian piece of legislation, in complete disregard of the Constitution, the law, and most of all, the feelings of over 150 million citizens
Mon, Apr 21, 2025
Supreme Court’s intervention in Waqf Amendment Act shows why it is a refuge for citizens whose fundamental rights are under threatSubscriber Only
April 18,2025 16:00:28 PM
The Act is a majoritarian piece of legislation in complete disregard of the Constitution, the law, the practices and most of all, the feelings of over 150 million citizens. SC's timely intervention gives them hope.
Fri, Apr 18, 2025
Freebies show a bankruptcy of ideas and a broken welfare stateSubscriber Only
March 22,2025 07:25:45 AM
States are heavily indebted. Maharashtra was recently forced to admit funding issues for the Ladki Bahin scheme. Even “vibrant” Gujarat is unable to fund education properly
Sat, Mar 22, 2025
Go back to Constituent Assembly debates and learnSubscriber Only
December 25,2024 09:05:55 AM
Parliament saw an unfortunate series of events in B R Amebdkar’s name. Now, to understand and follow the Constitution he graciously penned, parliamentarians need to change and listen to what the original framers had envisaged.
Wed, Dec 25, 2024
Dushyant Dave writes: When the courts act in their own contemptSubscriber Only
November 30,2024 12:35:28 PM
Four innocent lives were lost at Sambhal arguably because of the judiciary's actions – or the lack thereof. Perhaps the judicial leaders need to be reminded of the words of great Indians during Constituent Assembly debates.
Mon, Dec 02, 2024
Ram Mandir cannot eclipse real issues. This is the Opposition’s taskSubscriber Only
January 12,2024 08:16:40 AM
Any delay in Opposition getting its act together is going to make its task more difficult, if not impossible
Fri, Jan 12, 2024
A closer look at one year of CJI ChandrachudSubscriber Only
November 29,2023 07:20:26 AM
All is not well with the judicial system. A long list of issues awaits his attention.
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
From Gaza to Bihar — faultlines Ambedkar and Patel warned us againstSubscriber Only
October 16,2023 07:45:12 AM
Ambedkar emphasised that to maintain democracy, we must hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic objectives. Not content with mere political democracy, he advocated for social democracy
Tue, Oct 17, 2023
Dushyant Dave writes: On Manipur, SC must be more proactiveSubscriber Only
July 22,2023 07:17:12 AM
It is easy for the ruling party to first allow mayhem in a state and then stand before the Court and pretend that the situation is under control. The SC had a duty to go into the reasons for the violence
Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Dushyant Dave writes: Odisha train tragedy shows Modi government rewards mediocritySubscriber Only
June 13,2023 07:15:35 AM
Odisha train tragedy underlines the problem of governance failure. Mediocrity is rewarded, excellence is a casualty
Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Babasaheb’s warning: In politics, bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to dictatorshipSubscriber Only
April 14,2023 07:20:56 AM
Dusyant Dave writes: To B R Ambedkar, social democracy meant a way of life which recognises liberty, equality, and fraternity – they cannot be separated from each other
Fri, Apr 14, 2023
Dushyant Dave writes: Shanti Bhushan was a courageous lawyer, teacher, legal fraternity’s North StarSubscriber Only
February 01,2023 07:21:09 AM
The legal fraternity has in recent years become poorer and poorer, losing great lawyers one after another. Now, it has lost its North Star.
Wed, Feb 01, 2023
Dushyant Dave writes: Why Vice President Dhankhar is wrong in attacking the judiciarySubscriber Only
January 13,2023 12:35:41 PM
In declaring the NJAC Act unconstitutional the Supreme Court did what it is mandated to do under the Constitution. Nothing more and nothing less
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
The last defender: Why the judiciary must stand up to the executiveSubscriber Only
December 25,2022 22:36:07 PM
There is a heavy burden on the collegium to build an independent and virtuous judiciary. Judiciary must secure the rule of law and protect the rights and liberties of citizens.
Mon, Dec 26, 2022
The Bar and the BenchSubscriber Only
November 21,2022 14:49:10 PM
Protests over HC judges transfer suggest the need to streamline the process of appointments and transfer.
Tue, Nov 22, 2022
Double engine failure: There must be full accountability for the Morbi bridge tragedy in GujaratSubscriber Only
November 01,2022 04:25:01 AM
The state and its ministers and officers had a duty and obligation to prevent the Morbi tragedy. They have failed to do so and therefore they must be proceeded against. Without accountability, governance becomes a mere paper exercise
Tue, Nov 01, 2022
Supreme Court must ensure hate speech guilty are punishedSubscriber Only
January 06,2022 04:15:43 AM
🔴 Dushyant Dave writes: It must reassert its role as the protector of citizens’ fundamental rights
Thu, Jan 06, 2022
The farmers’ agitation and the power of civil disobedienceSubscriber Only
November 20,2021 03:05:52 AM
Dushyant Dave writes: As during the freedom struggle, the movement taught us that unjust and unconstitutional laws must always be opposed by citizens.
Sun, Nov 21, 2021
State must remember its obligations and duties to ConstitutionSubscriber Only
September 18,2021 03:39:21 AM
Dushyant Dave writes: A pattern of the government using law to target critics and minorities grows clearer by the day. Judiciary must intervene.
Sun, Sep 19, 2021
What is the Collegium system’s role in protecting democracy?Subscriber Only
July 09,2021 03:06:48 AM
Dushyant Dave writes: Selection of deserving judges is essential to ensure independence of judiciary. The Collegium must do its best in this task
Fri, Jul 09, 2021
New CJI must seriously address systemic issues plaguing the judiciarySubscriber Only
April 24,2021 03:20:56 AM
The new Chief Justice must seriously introspect and review the actions of his immediate predecessors, free himself of the bias in constituting benches and allocating cases and take concrete steps to revitalise the administration of justice.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Attempts to restrict farmers’ peaceful agitation violate promise made to citizens by framers of our ConstitutionSubscriber Only
February 04,2021 03:00:51 AM
One can only hope that the police and, especially the judiciary, the subordinate judiciary, will see through this game to catch the culprits and not the innocents.
Thu, Feb 04, 2021
Centre’s farm laws transgress Constitution’s federal structureSubscriber Only
January 22,2021 03:42:09 AM
Dushyant Dave writes: Centre's farm laws will create monopolies in agriculture production and trade, and hurt farmers.
Fri, Jan 22, 2021
Why Supreme Court should act, suo motu, to stop miscarriage of justice in Prashant Bhushan caseSubscriber Only
August 24,2020 04:05:22 AM
One can only hope and trust that the Supreme Court as an institution, and the Court comprising of all the judges, would act suo motu to stop gross miscarriage of justice and ensure that a citizen is not deprived of his liberty by its wrongful decisions and orders.
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