The timely & the timeless
When the court sees only one side: The sad state of charge and disclosure hearings in India
What does a fair hearing mean when the court sees only the prosecution’s side? On disclosure, discharge, and the citizen’s right to defend themselves.
From the reading desk
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
A moving story of family, deception, and loss.
Stoner by John Williams (Book Review)
The quiet dignity of an ordinary life.
Latest writing
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Paul Mason’s Reds (Book Review)
Reds by Paul Mason tells the story of communism as one of history’s most fascinating ideas and, like many fascinating ideas, one of its great…
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Efficacy of Fast Track Courts : The Same Speed, Borrowed From Someone Else’s Case
Fast-track courts are announced overnight, but they rarely add judges, prosecutors, or courtrooms — they only reorder the queue. Using the NEET-UG case as…
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My views on whether Fast Track Courts have delivered on the promise of Speedy Justice, with The Hindu
First published in a piece The Hindu here with AARATRIKA BHAUMIK of The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to set up fast-track courts…
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A Scandalous Amount of Time
Spending countless hours in bookstores, I’ve amassed a library of over a thousand books, each a reflection of my soul’s complexities. From the randomness…
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Living Inside a Book : Reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace in Coorg.
I read War and Peace over ten days in Coorg, in a red cushy chair overlooking a coffee plantation or a balcony above the…
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- Defects in Criminal Investigation — Lessons from the trenches
- 100 books I loved
- From Bar to Bench, and back
Law and Justice
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Efficacy of Fast Track Courts : The Same Speed, Borrowed From Someone Else’s Case
Fast-track courts are announced overnight, but they rarely add judges, prosecutors, or courtrooms — they only reorder the queue. Using the NEET-UG case as…
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My views on whether Fast Track Courts have delivered on the promise of Speedy Justice, with The Hindu
First published in a piece The Hindu here with AARATRIKA BHAUMIK of The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to set up fast-track courts…
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The Library That Was My Storm and My Harbour
Coming back from a matter today in Tis Hazari, I visited the Delhi Public Library today, after decades. This is where it all began…
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When the court sees only one side: The sad state of charge and disclosure hearings in India
First published on Bar & Bench here Indian criminal procedure promises an early checkpoint and filter against injustice. The charge or discharge hearing is…
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The Mamata Banerjee–ED Faceoff: From the Legal Lens
The Mamata–ED standoff is not about personalities or politics. It exposes a deeper rule-of-law fault line. A law that allows searches without prior judicial…
Books, Reading and Life
Joe Sacco’s Palestine & The Once & Future Riot
Graphic storytelling, injustice, and the human cost of conflict.
Berlin & The Infinity Machine
Jason Lutes and Sebastian Mallaby, from a city’s history to the frontiers of technology.
Tom Bingham’s The Rule of Law
On the law’s promise of protection for the weak and the powerful alike.
Francis Wheen’s Karl Marx: A Life
Marx’s life, contradictions, and dependence on Engels.
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Conversations & Lectures
Selected lectures on first principles, criminal law, and the craft of advocacy.
