- Apr- 2025 -28 AprilOpinions
The Enemy Within: A manufactured foe or de facto adversary? Part Three and final
As I have argued in the past the politician’s capacity to work in the national interest or according to his conscience, is seriously compromised by the fact that democracy is a game…
- 27 AprilOpinions
The Enemy Within: A manufactured foe or de facto adversary? Part Two
Was this a case of judicial overreach, or a case of ensuring Governors acted within their Constitutional powers, did not abuse their powers? Two lawyers, Dushyant Dave, Supreme Court, and Shrimati Venkatachari,…
- 26 AprilFeatured News
The Enemy Within: A manufactured foe or de facto adversary?
The enemy within is, on the one hand, a manufactured enemy, i.e., he is not really an enemy, but it suits the powers that be to label him as one. This can…
- 21 AprilOpinions
Gunning again… for the Shariah!
Reports say the Supreme Court sought the Union Government’s response to a petition filed by a woman, born a Muslim, now a non-believer, wanting to be governed by secular statutes rather than…
- 9 AprilFeatured News
These are stressful times, taking the nation beyond the point of no return?
I remember a movie in which the commissioner of police tells his subordinate to bash up a detainee to get him to confess. The indignant detainee, with full awareness of what the…
- Feb- 2025 -10 FebruaryOpinions
Waqf explained: Threats loom over endowed properties from various quarters—Part two and final
The report claims to highlight the need to prevent the misuse of Waqf properties for personal gain or unauthorized purposes, but that it does not. That need, need not have been highlighted.…
- 9 FebruaryOpinions
Waqf explained: Threats loom over endowed properties from various quarters—Part One
The Lok Sabha Report of the JPC Waqf Amendment, 2024 is a flawed, partisan document that claims to address various issues related to the protection, management, and governance of Waqf properties in…
- Dec- 2024 -16 DecemberFeatured News
Is the Places of Worship Act under threat? Or is the judiciary on trial?
Obiter is the name of off-the-cuff or casual observations expressed by a court during the course of proceedings and, even though they sometimes can form part of the written order, are not…
- Oct- 2024 -20 OctoberFeatured News
Karnataka High Court judgement is flawed; it is neither farsighted nor foresighted
I recently had the satisfaction of coming across a news item which stated that the Karnataka High Court had quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection…
- 17 OctoberFeatured News
Judging judges: Judiciary should be seen as above reproach or else it would cause dismay
How ought judges to be judged? How ought they to be selected? Why these questions now? Well, on occasion we have learnt of judges who immediately after their retirement became members of…
- Sep- 2024 -12 SeptemberFeatured News
How “Social” is Social Media? Could it be used to frame new laws or debunk existing ones?
Some unusual things have been noticed in “social media” exchanges that are increasingly going viral and have caught the public imagination. In the context of the atmosphere that is increasingly taking root…
- Jun- 2024 -3 JuneOpinions
Faith, belief and expedient interpretation
Muslim women claiming equality in succession and wills executed for entire estate of Muslims came for consideration before the Supreme Court, which as quoted in a report framed the following questions: 1. Whether…
- May- 2024 -4 MayFeatured News
Gunning for the Shariah
Reports say the Supreme Court sought the Union Government’s response to a petition filed by a woman, born a Muslim, now a non-believer, wanting to be governed by secular statutes rather than…
- Feb- 2024 -26 FebruaryFeatured News
Waqf explained: Threats loom over endowed properties from various quarters—Part Two and final
The boards were established only in 1954. Until then requirement was that the mutawallis or trustees of each waqf deposit with the district judge of the district, information as regards the waqf under their…
- 22 FebruaryNews
Waqf explained: Threats loom over endowed properties from various quarters—Part Two
Waqf properties are allegedly sought to be the subject of ill-informed comments masquerading as “analyses” to wrongly suggest that Muslims in India take over lands and properties without legal rights. There are…
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