Supreme Court's indifference Supreme Court on civil liberties: Sentinel no more V. VENKATESANThe Supreme Court continues to be indifferent to matters involving civil liberties and violations of fundamental rights by the state, a prime example
The Judiciary Questionable transfer of Justice TahilramaniV. VENKATESANThe transfer of Chief Justice V.K. Tahilramani from the Madras High Court to Meghalaya High Court, which led to her resignation in protest, points to
NRC ramifications People's Tribunal on the NRC: 'Worrying signals'V. VENKATESANA two-day People’s Tribunal held in New Delhi expresses serious concerns about the ramifications of the National Register of Citizens for people’s liv
Role of Supreme Court The NRC case: The Supreme Court's role V. VENKATESANIn the NRC case, the Supreme Court should have played the role of a neutral arbiter to check whether the government is acting in consonance with the p
Petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370: Apex court on testV. VENKATESANAs the Supreme Court begins hearing petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, its reluctant intervention to ensure the rele
INX Media case Arrest of P. Chidambaram: Pending questionsV. VENKATESANThe Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested and secured the police custody of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram for five days in the I
Iconic book market in Delhi closed over traffic concerns, but sellers look to fight it out. V. VENKATESANSHIVANGI MATHEW No one knows when the Sunday book bazar in Daryaganj, Delhi, began. Many of those involved in the trade guess the origin to be in the late 196
Constitutional perspectives Abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A: Assault on the ConstitutionV. VENKATESANThe scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir blurs the line between amendment to the Constitution and its complete overhaul.
Police reforms still largely only on paperV. VENKATESAN SHIVANGI MATHEW In 2006, the Supreme Court issued seven directives for police reform in
NIA Act Amendment Amendment to the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008: An act of violation V. Venkatesan The Centre enlarges the scope of application of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, through an amendment, amid concerns that the Act may beco
'Religious freedom claims must be balanced against rights of others'V. VENKATESANTarunabh Khaitan is an Associate Professor and Hackney Fellow in Law at Wadham College, University of Oxford, currently on special leave for four year
Legal question Supreme Court dithering on defectors: Anti-Defection Act V. VENKATESANAs the Supreme Court vacillates on responding to defectors exploiting the loopholes in the Anti-Defection Act, political morality takes a beating.
SlideshowCaptured in timeAs independent India turns 75, some of the defining images of those seven decades.
