Fali S. Nariman

Doubt is the enemy

A judge charged with questionable conduct should not be allotted work till his name is cleared

Making a clean getaway

The BMW case underscores how governments shy away from structural changes to criminal law.

Bee-stings for the body politic

I have in my library a book written by a man called John Noonan, provocatively titled “BRIBES”. The author links...

Story of two politicians

Mrs Gandhi finally got it right, Zulfikar Bhutto realised too late that politics needs democracy.

We’ll miss you, Dr Kalam

A president whose simplicity and integrity were unquestioned. A president we could have asked to stay on

The president we deserve

India’s president can, and must, play a more meaningful role in its governance. The times demand it, the Constitution does not prohibit it

Just advice

The legal system has not ‘collapsed’, but it is certainly in need of some major repairs. And former chief justices are in the ideal position to provid

Unfair, a slur on Sikkim if judge unfit for Gujarat is sent there, says Nariman

Reacting to The Indian Express report on the Supreme Court collegium clearing the transfer of Gujarat High Court judge Justice B J Shethna to S

The interpreters

Cash-for-questions case: Constitution is supreme, apex court will guard it

A crime like no other

In terrorism-related offences, should the accused have the right to remain silent?

Milestone en route to a deadend

North Korea’s nuclear blasts show that for survival’s sake, there is no option but to pursue a nuclear-free future

Some thoughts, some reservations

The truth is — and this is the bottom line in the entire ‘reservation controversy’ — that although we have abolished untouchability and outlawed backw

Witness to justice

Only the prime minister and home minister can prevent another Jessica Lall