The piece was originally published in The Wire. Read here. The Supreme Court must act decisively or risk communal prejudice seeping further into the judiciary and undermining the very constitution we celebrated last weekend. When a sitting high court judge uses communal slurs and advocates majoritarian dominance at a public event, it is not just an affront…
The original Op-Ed was published in the Deccan Herald. Read here. October 12 (today) marks 18 years since the Central Information Commission (CIC) was set up. One would think that 18 years is a good enough time to shine the light of transparency, but with more than 300,000 complaints pending and six commissions hea… Over the past few…
The article was originally published in The Quint. Read here. Many pandemics-related RTI appeals, including those filed under ‘threat to life & liberty’ aren’t being prioritised. The Modi government has ‘gagged’ the Parliament from asking questions during the upcoming Monsoon Session. Though, after a massive hue and cry, it has allowed unstarred questions (which can be answered…