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Kaleeswaram Raj
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Learning from the GN Saibaba episode

Reforms in law are needed to consider the vulnerability of incarcerated persons with disability and to liberalise bail jurisprudence

Hyderabad: Activist Prof. GN Saibaba addresses the media, in Hyderabad, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI08_23_2024_000179B) (PTI)
Updated on Oct 21, 2024 08:28 PM IST

Time to explore public funding of polls in India

Elections in India have become a big industry where the voter is often reduced to a statistic. This practically negates the idea of one person one vote

In the first-past-the-post system in India, political parties, not individual candidates, run the show (PTI)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 09:11 AM IST

Govt vs Court – the problem is structural

Judicial renovation does not happen on its own. Judicial reform is a political issue, not a legal one.

The Supreme Court (ANI)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 09:13 AM IST

Governor raj has no place in Constitution

Republic’s founding document envisages a limited role for Raj Bhavan in governance. Courts have made this clear multiple times

The Supreme Court called for “a bit of soul-searching” from the governors and reminded them that they are not elected by the people. (PTI)
Published on Nov 09, 2023 10:37 PM IST

On marriage equality, a missed opportunity

Given the nuances of existing laws and the legislative vacuum, the Supreme Court could have resorted to judicial legislation of same-sex marriage,

The SC was reluctant to interfere with the provisions of progressive legislation like the SMA, even while it accepted the concerns of the petitioners. (PTi)
Published on Oct 23, 2023 10:00 PM IST
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