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Rajindar Sachar
The writer is a former chief justice of the Delhi High Court
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Hanging in balance: No executive interference requiredSubscriber Only
August 15,2014 00:54:18 AM
There is no reason to abolish the collegium system at the high court level, writes Rajindar Sachar
Fri, Aug 15, 2014One-third quota,double visionSubscriber Only
June 11,2009 00:10:57 AM
There seems to be an impasse on the womens bill. It can easily be tackled
Thu, Jun 11, 2009
Your Honour, how does this sound?Subscriber Only
March 11,2006 00:00:00 AM
The Bar Council of India has decided to invite opinion from the state bar councils about how advocates need to address judges of the high co...
Sat, Mar 11, 2006Throw open temple doorsSubscriber Only
January 30,2006 00:00:00 AM
The Indian Constitution proudly proclaims in its preamble that we are a secular, democratic republic. In the Bommai case, secularism has bee...
Mon, Jan 30, 2006Make room for womenSubscriber Only
March 08,2005 00:55:56 AM
Another Women’s Day is upon us and political parties continue to play games with the sentiments of women by promising to pass the Women...
Tue, Mar 08, 2005Negative voting is a rightSubscriber Only
April 27,2004 00:00:00 AM
It has been reported in the press that Election Commission wanted the political parties to agree to make changes in the election law to prov...
Tue, Apr 27, 2004Let’s get poll deadlines rightSubscriber Only
January 12,2004 00:00:00 AM
The decision of Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Chandrababu Naidu, to dissolve the AP assembly prematurely had raised a controversy between t...
Mon, Jan 12, 2004Remember our founding mothersSubscriber Only
July 02,2003 00:00:00 AM
As was expected, the Lok Sabha speaker’s initiative failed to bring about a consensus on the Women’s Reservation Bill. Although I ...
Wed, Jul 02, 2003Will the Congress join battle?Subscriber Only
February 05,2003 00:00:00 AM
The apprehension that if the Gujarat election went in favour of the BJP it would try to duplicate this experiment in the forthcoming state e...
Wed, Feb 05, 2003Police must learn the law of lifeSubscriber Only
November 20,2002 00:00:00 AM
The mystery of the Ansal Plaza shooting encounter continues to intrigue, despite the NDA government’s attempts to paper over it. But th...
Wed, Nov 20, 2002Denying the right to knowSubscriber Only
August 26,2002 00:00:00 AM
The government may have been shocked, but President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s decision to return the proposed poll reforms ordinance caused ...
Mon, Aug 26, 2002An early poll will be a fraudSubscriber Only
July 24,2002 00:00:00 AM
Narendra Modi's conspiratorial manner of functioning has just been revealed. His dissolution of the Gujarat legislature was done in the hope...
Wed, Jul 24, 2002Gujarat is not poll readySubscriber Only
June 19,2002 00:00:00 AM
That the claim that Gujarat is returning to normality is unreal, was clear to me on my recent visit to the state. It has been confirmed by t...
Wed, Jun 19, 2002Make polls credible in KashmirSubscriber Only
May 01,2002 00:00:00 AM
Gujarat is at present the topmost priority. But an equally inflammable event is waiting to burst open in a couple of months — J&K polls...
Wed, May 01, 2002From ceasefire to peace in J&KSubscriber Only
November 28,2000 00:00:00 AM
It would be a pity if the laudable initiative taken by the Indian government to declare unilateral ceasefire during the month of Ramzan is...
Tue, Nov 28, 2000The surrender in LucknowSubscriber Only
September 06,2000 00:00:00 AM
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Sangh Parivar has a dangerous agenda to take back the country to medieval ages. This conclusion...
Wed, Sep 06, 2000The incredible lightness of beingSubscriber Only
May 02,2000 00:00:00 AM
For some, slums are a blot on their lives. They are, in fact, a blot on our rulersDoes an ailing, but socially-conscious former prime mini...
Tue, May 02, 2000Judges as governorsSubscriber Only
August 04,1999 00:00:00 AM
The decision by the President to keep in abeyance the transfer of Chief Justice A.K. Mathur of Madhya Pradesh as the Chief Justice of the...
Wed, Aug 04, 1999Avoid the US trapSubscriber Only
July 10,1999 00:00:00 AM
With the Kargil conflict on and in the face of the threat to national security, political parties were expected to function as a united v...
Sat, Jul 10, 1999IAS officers not enoughSubscriber Only
June 12,1999 00:00:00 AM
The most important constitutional feature of any democratic regime, in terms of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (Article 2...
Sat, Jun 12, 1999For whom the polls tollSubscriber Only
May 01,1999 00:00:00 AM
The timing of the general election, with its attendant economic and administrative consequences, has led to a great deal of confusion. On...
Sat, May 01, 1999Hindutva in the guise of HinduismSubscriber Only
February 27,1999 00:00:00 AM
There is an old and cynical saying that advises one to "join them, if you cannot beat them". This must have weighed with the Co...
Sat, Feb 27, 1999Saffronising the CongressSubscriber Only
February 27,1999 00:00:00 AM
There is an old and cynical saying that advises one to "join them, if you cannot beat them". This must have weighed with the Co...
Sat, Feb 27, 1999The quota withinSubscriber Only
August 03,1998 00:00:00 AM
The betrayal of women by all political parties, including the communists who have avoided passing the Women Reservation Bill on specious ...
Mon, Aug 03, 1998
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