

Thursday 6 August '09
It is not the law minister alone who was rebuffed in the Rajya Sabha on August 3, when the House would not grant him leave to introduce the Judges...Monday 29 June '09
Inder Malhotra — that superb chronicler of old times, good and bad — has reminded us of the Internal Emergency of June....Monday
13 April '09The Central Bureau of Investigation is again in the news. With the filing in court of its “closure report” in the case of Jagdish Tytler...Thursday
2 October '08A judge charged with questionable conduct should not be allotted work till his name is clearedTuesday
9 September '08The BMW case underscores how governments shy away from structural changes to criminal law.Thursday
7 August '08I have in my library a book written by a man called John Noonan, provocatively titled “BRIBES”. The author links...Tuesday
8 January '08Mrs Gandhi finally got it right, Zulfikar Bhutto realised too late that politics needs democracy.Monday
23 July '07A president whose simplicity and integrity were unquestioned. A president we could have asked to stay onTuesday
5 June '07India’s president can, and must, play a more meaningful role in its governance. The times demand it, the Constitution does not prohibit itThursday
8 March '07The 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 provide directionFriday
9 February '07Reacting to The Indian Express report on the Supreme Court collegium clearing the transfer of Gujarat High Court judge Justice B J Shethna to Sikkim High Court, jurist Fali S Nariman has written in to sayFriday
12 January '07Cash-for-questions case: Constitution is supreme, apex court will guard itWednesday
29 November '06In terrorism-related offences, should the accused have the right to remain silent?Friday
13 October '06North Korea’s nuclear blasts show that for survival’s sake, there is no option but to pursue a nuclear-free futureMonday
1 May '06The truth is — and this is the bottom line in the entire ‘reservation controversy’ — that although we have abolished untouchability and outlawed backwardness in our Constitution...Tuesday
14 March '06Only the prime minister and home minister can prevent another Jessica Lall